Month: September 2010

Industry leaders speculate about the financial impact of the
wide-ranging tax.

European scientists discovered the part of the brain in charge of tracking the limbs’ position in space. The parietal cortex provides the sensory information necessary for the brain to construct a complex projection of the body’s position within that space.…

Designing the best interface for shoulder disarticulation amputees can mean the difference between proper fitting, functional use or complete rejection. A major obstacle in attaining optimized fit and function is that there are a limited number of these patients and,…

In July, the U.S. Army awarded a $1.4 million grant to Clarkson University and Infotonics Technology Center for the development of a lower extremity prosthesis that uses advanced sensor technology to behave similarly to a natural lower limb.    …

After more than 14 months of living with a painful injury, Andy Bailey
took the advice of successful CAF athletes to get back in the game.

There are many obstacles a person will face when traveling overseas to assist with O&P humanitarian efforts. Practitioners who decide to participate in these trips will have to contemplate questions about what supplies are needed, where items can be fabricated…

Take a look at traditional interface design and consider what could beif it were Newton’s doing.

The objects you touch on a daily basis may influence your thoughts and behavior more than you realize. Researchers have found that physical connection to items can directly embody abstract concepts like a “hard sell,” “warm person” and “rough conversation.”…

Incorporating a residency program into your O&P practice requires a financial commitment from the owner and a professional commitment from the practitioner. Residents vary from those just out of school to experienced practitioners working towards extending their expertise into additional…

Each year, new prosthetic devices enter the market and promise to offer better function — or greater control, or a more lifelike appearance — than devices currently on the market. None of these, however, has specifically addressed the common amputee…