CHICAGO — Patients show positive outcomes with the use of the Michelangelo myoelectric multigrip hand in activities of daily living, according to results of a multicenter trial presented here at during the Thranhardt Lectures during the American Academy Annual Meeting…
Day: February 28, 2014
Study: Patients have improved activities of daily living with myoelectric multigrip hand
CHICAGO — Patients show positive outcomes with the use of the Michelangelo myoelectric multigrip hand in activities of daily living, according to results of a multicenter trial presented here at during the Thranhardt Lectures during the American Academy Annual Meeting…
Cosmetic covering boosts mental health in amputees
CHICAGO — Transtibial amputees can use pull-up skin covers to cope with psychological distress, Jason Highsmith, DPT, PhD, CP, FAAOP, said in his presentation at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetist Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium. Non-cosmetically finished prostheses…
Cosmetic covering boosts mental health in amputees
CHICAGO — Transtibial amputees can use pull-up skin covers to cope with psychological distress, Jason Highsmith, DPT, PhD, CP, FAAOP, said in his presentation at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetist Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium. Non-cosmetically finished prostheses…
Preliminary outcomes: multi-articulating hands and digits, toe-to-hand and hand transplants
CHICAGO — Diane Atkins, OTR, FISPO, presented preliminary results of a study which compared the function of electric multi-articulating hands and digits, toe-to-hand transfers and hand transplantations at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetics Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium, here.…
Preliminary outcomes: multi-articulating hands and digits, toe-to-hand and hand transplants
CHICAGO — Diane Atkins, OTR, FISPO, presented preliminary results of a study which compared the function of electric multi-articulating hands and digits, toe-to-hand transfers and hand transplantations at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetics Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium, here.…
Adaption to appropriate prosthesis associated with stride fluctuation
CHICAGO — Stride-to-stride fluctuations are related to an amputee’s adaptation level to an appropriate prosthesis, according to a Thranhardt lecture finalist at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting, here. Shane Wurdeman, PhD, CP, a prosthetist at Advanced…
Adaption to appropriate prosthesis associated with stride fluctuation
CHICAGO — Stride-to-stride fluctuations are related to an amputee’s adaptation level to an appropriate prosthesis, according to a Thranhardt lecture finalist at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting, here. Shane Wurdeman, PhD, CP, a prosthetist at Advanced…
Thranhardt finalist questions energy flow in ankle push-off
CHICAGO — The role of ankle push-off in human walking has been a controversial issue, Liang-Wey Chang, PhD, CO, PE, said during his Thranhardt presentation at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium. “Studies on…
Thranhardt finalist questions energy flow in ankle push-off
CHICAGO — The role of ankle push-off in human walking has been a controversial issue, Liang-Wey Chang, PhD, CO, PE, said during his Thranhardt presentation at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium. “Studies on…