Tag: Sports & Recreation

Eric M. Miller, a sophomore mechanical engineering major at Pennsylvania State (Penn State) Berks qualified for the American Society of ...

Touch is normally active, resulting from self-motion. Merkel afferents (top right, green and magenta) "fired" action potentials (white) during both ...

Current stiffness and height recommendations of running-specific prostheses aim to mitigate kinematic asymmetries for athletes with unilateral transtibial amputations. However, ...

Image by Iowa State University. If your New Year's resolution was to exercise more in 2017, chances are you've already ...

The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) received a $50,000 donation from Sycuan Casino, San Diego, on February 19. Since 2012, the ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is providing up to $8 million in grants to fund adaptive sports programs ...

Participants are now being enrolled in clinical trials for the final tests on an artificial pancreas developed by the University ...

OPAF announced that Össur Americas, Foothill Ranch, California, is a 2017 platinum-level sponsor, which is the highest level of sponsorship. ...

The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) Endeavor Games, a nationally recognized multi-sport competition that allows athletes with physical disabilities to ...

The Hanger Charitable Foundation, Austin, Texas, completed its final round of 2016 grants, awarding $225,000 to five non-profit organizations. The ...

The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) has released a special alert providing an analysis of ...

Kreuger grew up hunting and fishing in the bountiful woods and waters near his home in Wisconsin. “I’ve been fishing ...

Össur, Reykjavik, Iceland, announced that ten-year-old Joel "Diego" Mercado is the winner of its second #MyWinningMoment online contest that celebrates ...

The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) is accepting applications for its annual Access for Athletes grant though Friday, December 2. Applicants ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it awarded $7.8 million in grants for adaptive sports programs for ...

The second annual Angel City Games brought together more than 225 athletes from ten states to participate in four days ...

A study describing the characteristics of two commercially available running-specific prosthetic feet concluded that the specific responsive features of the ...

Laura Donlon. Image courtesy of Beaumont Health. According to the National Institutes of Health, 80 percent of adults will experience ...

Surfing star Rob Machado and Sam Day. Image by Rich Cruse/CrusePhoto.com. The Junior Seau Foundation Adaptive Surf Program presented by ...

Group that climbed Cayambe in 2015. Image courtesy of ROMP. On July 24-25, Karl Egloff, an elite athlete and one ...

Össur, Reykjavik, Iceland, announced that the winner of its #MyWinningMoment online photo and video contest celebrating the mobility of people ...

ESPN named the nominees for the 2016 ESPY Awards. The winners will be announced on July 13 during the ESPY ...

The Hanger Charitable Foundation completed its second round of 2016 grants, awarding $127,750 to eight nonprofit organizations that share its ...

Image courtesy of Laurent Qy Photography. In a recent TEDx Talk in Paris, Jothy Rosenberg, a two-time cancer survivor, amputee, ...

Eleven bicyclists with and without disabilities rode more than 3,000 miles across the United States to raise awareness and funds for ...

In this professionally produced film, Paralympic runner Richard Browne talks about how he almost died after a horrific accident and then ...

Image courtesy of Angel City Games/Tiffany J Photography.> The 2nd Annual Angel City Games will be held July 7-10 at ...

CAF grantee Daniel Stoner mountain biking with his prosthetic leg. Image courtesy of Daniel Stoner. The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) ...

Heather Carter runs laps around an indoor track. Image by Sean Kimmons, Air Force News Service. After a sprint around ...

The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) held its 10th annual A Celebration of Heroes, Heart and Hope Gala on June 8 ...

Lammers takes a breather and some pointers from his coach at the 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games swimming training ...

Hugh Herr, PhD, associate professor of media arts and sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has been given ...

Össur, Reykjavik, Iceland, has launched an online contest that encourages adults with lower-limb loss to share their stories via photo ...

From left, lead researcher Mehri and Menon are leading a team working with Letain on building a better bionic hand. ...

Photograph of a First Things First participant courtesy of Robin Burton. OPAF recently introduced the newest member of the First ...

The Hanger Charitable Foundation, Austin, Texas, completed its first round of 2016 grants by awarding $54,000 to eight nonprofit organizations. ...

Melissa Erickson. Image by Kristen Morales/UGA. Exercise can help enhance the effects of blood glucose-lowering medication, according to a study ...

Athletes sprint toward the finish line at the 2015 Warrior Games. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young ...

Parks (far right) is thankful for the opportunity to act as a mentor at Fort Bliss. U.S. Army photo by ...

Disabled Sports USA (DSUSA) announced that the American International Group (AIG) 2016 Winter Summit, held March 15-18 at Stowe Mountain ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is partnering with PGA REACH, the philanthropic arm of PGA of America, to bring ...

Getting into the water is a great way for amputees to be active, get exercise, and have a great time. ...

HealthSouth Valley of the Sun Rehabilitation Hospital is expanding the work it does for amputee patients into the community. The ...

Disabled Sports USA (DSUSA) announced that, as part of the Diana Golden Race Development Program, it is offering sponsorships of ...

The U.S. Paralympics has named 27 athletes, including one tandem pilot, to its 2016 cycling national team. The roster includes ...

Wheelchair rugby and basketball players are aggressive, conditioned, and determined, just like the players without disabilities. But unlike athletes without ...

U.S. Paralympics, a division of the United States Olympic Committee, has recognized 14 Paralympic Sport Clubs that have achieved excellence ...