Tag: prosthetics

In "Against Technoableism," amputee author Ashley Shew draws a sharp line between technology that herds disabled bodies toward nondisabled standards, ...

With a few clicks in an online survey, you can help amputee advocates compile the data necessary to promote fair ...

Össur's newly unveiled five-year strategic plan will help more amputees gain access to high-end prostheses, says company CEO Sveinn Sölvason.

Artificial intelligence is all over the news lately. We did a quick survey of the scientific literature to identify the ...

Many of today’s prosthetic design concepts have their roots in World War I. A major museum exhibition opening in June ...

In half a dozen states this year, amputees, prosthetists, and other citizens are pushing legislators toward better, broader prosthetic insurance coverage.

This Friday, amputee advocates will gather to celebrate passage of the So New Mexicans Can Move Act. Kyle Stepp thinks ...

A new model of walking biomechanics may help engineers design more efficient, less taxing prosthetic devices for amputees.

A perfect storm is brewing in the New Mexico legislature, and it might be potent enough to blow away barriers ...

Prosthetic technology for amputees seems to be moving forward constantly. The question is: forward toward what? The value of any ...

3D printing equips the industry to churn out custom devices—designed and built to fit individual amputees—at vastly greater speed and ...

A new control system for bionic limbs uses magnetic implants to help amputees use prosthetic limbs intuitively. Here's how it ...

The Utah Bionic Leg's unique features include an articulated big-toe joint and a “smart transmission system” that gives lower-limb amputees ...

Powered prosthetic devices boost amputees’ comfort and confidence on challenging terrain. But it has been hard to develop intuitive control ...

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

As socket-fitting migrates from the traditional plaster-cast method toward digital-scan-based models, amputees stand to reap tremendous gains.

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

Researchers at multiple universities have had recent success in clinical trials with prosthetic limbs that simulate the sense of touch ...

The new UNYQ Foot gives lower-limb amputees a versatile, aesthetically appealing prosthetic foot that functions well with a wide selection ...

Biomedical engineers at the University of Minnesota may have grabbed the bionic brass ring: a smart prosthetic arm that amputees ...

The Crosswing, a prosthetic leg with an ingenious built-in skate feature, won first prize in last year’s Michelin Movin’On Challenge, ...

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

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 ...

Psyonic's Ability Hand has won kudos from the NSF, MIT, Forbes, and other heavy hitters. Most important of all, it ...

The 2022 Consumer Electronics Show raised the curtain on some new amputee-related products. Here's a list of devices that landed ...

Human Plant Solutions' hemp sockets promise more comfortable fit and function for amputees, while retaining the strength and durability of ...

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 ...

Among prosthetists, Paul Leimkuehler is well remembered as a trail-blazing practitioner who helped establish the standards of the profession. But ...

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

Researchers ask if dogs get phantom pain after limb loss, a quad amputee golfer whacks a hole-in-one, amputee daredevils rappel ...

A state Supreme Court rules in an amputee’s favor, a financial guru examines the disability wealth gap, the Russians leap ...

An amputee warrior gets named Disabled Vet of the Year, a paragliding amputee swoops down to warn beachgoers, a blues ...

The National Limb Loss Resource Center gets $200K richer, an African artist makes amazingly life-like prostheses, a Nintendo-friendly prosthetic hand ...

Promo videos for prosthetic devices depict the technology's functionality, which is cool. But they don't always depict functional amputees. Here's ...

Amputee swimsuit models hit the beaches, cannabis experts talk about pain management, a prosthetic limb turns into a Nerf Blaster, ...

Amputee swimsuit models hit the beaches, cannabis experts talk about pain management, a prosthetic limb turns into a Nerf Blaster, ...

A stolen prosthesis turns up in an unlikely place, a limb-different kid gets a limb-different puppy, two amputee bicycling clinics ...

Prosthetist Louise Mitchell is the proprietor of Odd Limb Art, an online boutique of upcycled items made from discarded prosthetic ...

An ill-fitting socket can make your life miserable. So can ill-fitting prosthetist. It’s pretty hard to feel comfortable in your ...

Bionic legs already provide amputees with extraordinary function, but two new innovations are on the way: proactive user control and ...

The coming generation of prosthetic technology promises greater affordability and ease of use for amputees. Learn about the game-changing devices ...

Below-knee amputee Marc Dunshee has been wearing a hemp socket since 2018. Here's why he thinks it's better than his ...

In case you missed it, we announced the winners of Amplitude’s Creative Solutions Contest on our website in early December. We’ll ...

While it’s risky to speculate about the future and how it might affect people’s lives, past experience and current trends ...

The judging is complete, and the ballots have been tabulated, canvassed, hand-counted, machine-recounted, and certified under strict scrutiny. The outcome ...

Thanks to everybody who submitted an idea to the Creative Solutions Contest. We were uniformly impressed, consistently entertained, and intermittently ...

“Thank you. Thank you. Thank you,” Jazmine Otero said, as she looked into the video camera, her face beaming with joy. ...

Prosthetics are converging with advances in artificial intelligence, cognitive computing, and RFID signaling to produce a new class of limbs ...