Use of FitFlop could reduce risks associated with flip-flop footwear including loading rate at heel strike and frontal plane motion at the ankle during stance, according to study results. Researchers collected kinematic, kinetic and electromyographic gait parameters while 40 participants…
Year: 2014
Ekso Bionics Inc. expands medical and marketing teams
Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced the promotion of Thomas Looby, MBA, to president and chief commercial officer. The company has also hired Niel McCaffrey as its vice president of Engineering, Medical. Thomas Looby Looby will be…
Sensor under development will help accommodate prosthesis fit changes
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are working to develop a sensor that will show how a prosthetic limb changes throughout the day, along with a system that automatically accommodates those changes. Led by researcher Jason Wheeler, PhD, the Intelligent Systems,…
Study: Quality of care measures not associated with lower risk of readmission, death at skilled nursing facility
After hospital discharge to a skilled nursing facility, better performance on various measures of quality of care was not consistently associated with a lower risk of hospital readmission or death at 30 days among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries, according to recently…
Amputee Coalition appoints Susan Stout as president, CEO
The Amputee Coalition Board of Directors announced it has appointed Susan Stout as president and CEO of the organization effective Nov. 1. Susan Stout Stout joined the Amputee Coalition in 2011 and has held several positions in the organization, including…
Amputee Coalition appoints Susan Stout as president, CEO
The Amputee Coalition Board of Directors announced it has appointed Susan Stout as president and CEO of the organization effective Nov. 1. Susan Stout Stout joined the Amputee Coalition in 2011 and has held several positions in the organization, including…
Stellate ganglion block alleviates anxiety, depression for veterans with PTSD
Among veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, treatment with a single stellate ganglion block could help alleviate anxiety, depression and psychological pain rapidly and for long-term use, according to results presented at the American Society for Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. Researchers performed…
Cyclists to ride 620 miles in Mazda Foundation Million Dollar Challenge
The Challenged Athletes Foundation’s Annual Mazda Foundation Million Dollar Challenge kicked off on Oct. 11, leading more than 100 cyclists, including celebrities, professional athletes and eight athletes with physical challenges on the 7-day, 620-mile ride down the California coastline. Each…
The Affordable Care Act and amputees
Daniel Ignaszewski, director of government relations and development for the Amputee Coalition, discusses the impact – both positive and negative – of the Affordable Care Act on amputees.
New device may draw O&P closer to mind-controlled prostheses
A novel osseointegrated implant system may allow amputees to control a prosthesis using their minds, according to research recently published in the Science Translational Medicine Journal. “We have used osseointegration to create a long-term stable fusion between man and machine,”…