The American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association has reported that Congress has accepted a proposal by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to include in the defense portion of the newly enacted 2014 budget bill a provision that instructs the Department of Defense…
Year: 2014
Author publishes historical fiction about Hanger founder
Author Bob O’Connor recently published a historical fiction book about Private James E. Hanger, founder of J. E. Hanger Inc. and inventor of the Hanger Limb. The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier is about Hanger’s left…
Author publishes historical fiction about Hanger founder
Author Bob O’Connor recently published a historical fiction book about Private James E. Hanger, founder of J. E. Hanger Inc. and inventor of the Hanger Limb. The Amazing Legacy of James E. Hanger, Civil War Soldier is about Hanger’s left…
Ottobock announces new hire in technical orthopedics
Ottobock has hired Joseph Wujcik as a territory sales representative for technical orthopedics. Wujcik is responsible for the territory that includes New Jersey, eastern New York, Maryland and Delaware. Wujcik holds a bachelor’s degree from St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, and…
Silver nanowire sensors could help develop new prostheses
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed wearable, low cost sensors out of silver nanowires that measure strain, human touch and bioelectronic signals, such as electrocardiograms. The sensors can be used in biomedical, military or athletic applications, including prosthetics,…
Silver nanowire sensors could help develop new prostheses
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed wearable, low cost sensors out of silver nanowires that measure strain, human touch and bioelectronic signals, such as electrocardiograms. The sensors can be used in biomedical, military or athletic applications, including prosthetics,…
Women’s health care trade show announces annual meeting
Essentially Women announced its annual educational conference and trade show will be held on March 16-18 in Reno, Nev. According to a press release, the trade show features exhibits with leading manufacturers and distributors of women’s health care products, the…
Hanger Clinic welcomes new clinicians
Hanger Clinic announced the addition of 10 new clinicians to its patient care clinics, according to a press release. Alan Dolberry, CPO, will join Hanger’s Las Cruces, N.M., patient care clinic. Dolberry received his prosthetic and orthotic education from Texas…
Hanger Clinic welcomes new clinicians
Hanger Clinic announced the addition of 10 new clinicians to its patient care clinics, according to a press release. Alan Dolberry, CPO, will join Hanger’s Las Cruces, N.M., patient care clinic. Dolberry received his prosthetic and orthotic education from Texas…
Robot-assisted therapy improved sensorimotor function in patients with arm paresis
Robot-assisted therapy among patients with arm paresis led to slightly better results on average compared with conventional therapy, according to study results published in Lancet Neurology. Researchers randomly assigned 77 participants to either conventional therapy in which they underwent classical…