The Amputee Coalition has elected Miles O’Brien, broadcast and web journalist, to its board of directors. In February 2014, a heavy equipment case struck O’Brien’s left arm while he was on assignment. He developed acute compartment syndrome, which led to…
Year: 2014
Adult Rehabilitation Transition in Pediatric Patients With Spina Bifida
Samuel Rosenfeld, MD, CHOC Children’s Hospital, Orange, Calif., presented factors in determining the success with which an individual with spina bifida will transition from a pediatric to an adult rehabilitation environment. Forty-eight patients were followed since 1958, stratified by neurological…
NCCR Robotics to host Cybathlon in 2016
The Swiss National Competence Center of Research in Robotics (NCCR) announced it is organizing a Cybathlon to be held in the Kolping Arena in Kloten, Switzerland, October 2016. The Cybathlon is a competition for parathletes using advanced assistive devices and…
NCCR Robotics to host Cybathlon in 2016
The Swiss National Competence Center of Research in Robotics (NCCR) announced it is organizing a Cybathlon to be held in the Kolping Arena in Kloten, Switzerland, October 2016. The Cybathlon is a competition for parathletes using advanced assistive devices and…
Carbon Composite Partial Foot Prosthesis Provides New Treatment Option
Current treatment options in children with partial foot amputations tend to mirror adult options, and documentation of pediatric partial foot amputation, prosthetic intervention and treatment effectiveness is limited. Pamela K. Hale, CPO, Allard USA Rockaway, NJ and Active Life Inc.,…
Interdisciplinary Team Key to Assisting Patients With Spina Bifida
A presenter addressed the objectives in maximizing the ambulatory function in individuals with spina bifida by focusing on the disorder itself, fluctuating neurological status and musculoskeletal deformities that arise secondary to the muscular imbalance. Samuel Rosenfeld, MD, CHOC Children’s Hospital,…
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Three Tactics Provide Quality EMG Data in Powered Prostheses
CHICAGO — Elizabeth Halsne, CPO, research prosthetist at the Center for Bionic Medicine at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, presented strategies to collect high-quality surface electromyography data from an amputee’s limb to control powered lower limb prostheses at the American…
Parker Hannifin Brings Exoskeleton to Clinical Trial
Its slim profile and light weight make the Indego an option for paraplegics.
Young Innovators: SOLS Systems
3-D printing company creates personalized orthoses through a smartphone application.