Day: August 2, 2012

Researchers have found no improvements in new voluntary opening prosthetic devices when compared with data from devices in 1987, according to a recent study. “The first measurements of voluntary closing devices were published in Prosthetics and Orthotics International in 2010,”…

Extremity Games hosts seventh annual extreme adaptive sport competition.

Using a heat sensor Thermobrace consecutively in a clinical setting showed high compliance with wearing the orthosis among adolescents, according to a study. Clinical use of a heat sensor Thermobrace (TB) was followed in 68 adolescent patients with idiopathic scoliosis…

It is common for small businesses to look to big banks for their lending needs, but small businesses are often turned down by big banks due to inadequate credit scores. However, community banks lend to small businesses more often because…

José Clemente Orozco inspired other minorities to reinvent public art.

Virtual phone consultation could save you time and money.

This veteran O&P professional calls for a return to the lost art of creating prostheses and a more collegial business environment.

For transtibial amputee Jeff Waldmuller, the amputation of his leg gave him his life back.

Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an implantable fuel cell that generates power through glucose oxidation, which could help patients who are paralyzed and amputees move their arms and legs again, according to a recent paper published…

To achieve standard production, central fabrication facilities need to test the quality of their work.