Tag: O&P Solutions

Upstart prosthetic firms are disrupting the industry by providing affordable devices that are available to more amputees. But are they ...

Adaract is working on what may be the first synthetic-muscle-powered leg prosthesis. “It’s going to be life-changing,” exclaims the AK ...

Prosthetic covers need to be flexible enough to fit the occasion, but too many people in the prosthetics industry offer ...

I never realized how little I knew about walking until I tried doing it on a prosthesis. It was disorienting ...

Lucas Galey has been working on a low-cost microprocessor knee for more than five years. His latest prototype offers high-end ...

The University of Michigan's Robotics Institute is partnering with Humotech on the Open Source Leg, an innovative tools for prosthetics ...

In a new paper, researchers at Cleveland State and the VA describe a prototype powered prosthesis for above-knee amputees that’s ...

A new paper strongly suggests that medical clinicians (not prosthetists) are systematically underestimating senior amputees' capacity to walk with prosthetic ...

Meet the researchers who are developing smart sockets for amputees that promise to increase the comfort, function, and performance of ...

by Ali Hussaini It’s a slow march forward. Advancements in technology, orthopedic surgery, 3D printing, and user-initiated support groups are ...

World-renowned prosthetist Francois Van Der Watt has been helping amputee athletes achieve maximum speed since the Flex-Foot Cheetah was a ...

World-renowned prosthetist Francois Van Der Watt has been helping amputee athletes achieve maximum speed since the Flex-Foot Cheetah was a ...

Over the years, I’ve worked with a wide range of amputees, in terms of their ages and physical conditions. During this ...