Month: September 2012

A hybrid neuroprosthesis can significantly reduce upper limb loading and the amount of muscle stimulation for walking in patients with paraplegia, potentially enabling walking for longer distances and with less effort than with either bracing or functional neuromuscular stimulation alone,…

Although there is evidence that diabetes is associated with a small increased risk of breast cancer, women with breast cancer and diabetes have an increased all-cause mortality risk, which highlights the importance of maintaining adequate glycemic control alongside anti-cancer treatments…

Although diagnostic imaging services are commonly thought to be the largest contributor to the high cost of inpatient hospital treatment, a recently released study found that medical devices, including artificial joints, might be the biggest contributor, according to a news…

The no-show rate and cancellation issues at clinics have been under scrutiny by researchers because they present a significant impact on cost and resource allocation. A recent paper published in the International Journal of Engineering Management and Economics presented a…

Round Rock Orthotics & Prosthetics, Inc., located in Round Rock and Austin, Texas, has added Mike Martin, CP, to its staff. Martin worked as a prosthetic technician and graduated from Northwestern University´s prosthetic certification program in 1995. He completed his…

This grant will allow the Amputee Coalition to provide more support for amputees and increase the number of children who can experience summer camp. All charities nominated for the Chase Community Giving Program award must be recognized as a public…

On November 15, a team of champion motocross racers will attempt to not only finish the most grueling off-road race, the Baja 1000, but become the first team of adaptive, amputee racers to do so. The Baja 1000 is a…

Two mechanical engineering graduate students and their professor at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., received the Wyss Institute-IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Award for Translational Research for their work on a robotic leg prosthesis, according to a news release.…

The Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics invites professionals interested in pediatric orthotics and prosthetics to submit abstracts, papers and poster presentations for its 2013 annual meeting. The deadline for submission is October 1. Some of the requested topics include clubfoot…

Liquid resin could make orthotic casting simpler and faster.