James Kaiser, CP, chief executive officer of Scheck & Siress Prosthetics Inc., has transferred his interest in the company to the remaining nine shareholders, effective August 2013. Kaiser will serve as consultant to the board of directors and will continue…

Researchers found in-shoe embedded ultrasound to be a reliable method to study plantar soft tissues during gait, while the use of a contoured heel cup reduced the compression of the mid portion of the heel pad, according to recent study…

In a non-weight-bearing environment, transfemoral amputees demonstrated the ability to control a motorized powered knee and virtual ankle, according to recent study results. In a previous study published in 2011, Levi J. Hargrove, PhD, director of the Neural Engineering for…

Following work-related low back injury, patients with chronic, nonspecific low back pain showed greater improvement in short-term outcomes with orthotic treatment and usual care compared with usual care alone, according to a recently published study. “As chronic low back pain…