Month: January 2015

ReWalk Robotics has announced a collaboration with Making Strides, of Queensland, Australia. Making Strides will be the first dedicated spinal cord injury recovery center in Australia to distribute ReWalk systems in the country. ReWalk also has received approval by the…

The Amputee Coalition’s board of directors has elected three new members. John “Mo” Kenney, CPO, owner and principal of Kenney Orthopedics in Lexington, K.Y.; Brandon E. Dale, CPO, vice president and general manager at Hanger Orthopedic Group in both Phoenix, Ariz. and…

The Amputee Coalition’s board of directors has elected three new members. John “Mo” Kenney, CPO, owner and principal of Kenney Orthopedics in Lexington, K.Y.; Brandon E. Dale, CPO, vice president and general manager at Hanger Orthopedic Group in both Phoenix, Ariz. and…

Sunshine Prosthetics & Orthotics LLC of Wayne N.J. expanded its office facilities to add an in-house fabrication shop. “Our team is so excited to be able to make the experience of having customized prosthetic and orthotic devices a more comfortable…

Bulow Holdings announced it has formed Bulow Clinic Partners Group to make ownership investments in O&P practices. Frist Capital, along with management and other principals of Bulow Clinic Partners (BCP) Group, have committed up to $100 million of capital to…

Registration is currently open for the 2015 National Veterans Wheelchair Games, to be held June 21-26 in Dallas. Any veteran with a spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, amputation or other neurological injury who uses a wheelchair for sport and is…

Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University, in partnership with the University of Newcastle and SME Peacocks Medical Group, have received a grant for the U.K. equivalent of about $115,000 for the design and manufacture of innovative foot orthoses using 3-D printing…

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the University of Plymouth have shown that follow-through – such as when swinging a golf club or tennis racket – can help us to learn two different skills at once, or to learn…

Researchers at the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne in Switzerland are moving toward clinical trials with a biocompatible neuroprosthesis that they say can be applied directly to the brain or spinal cord without causing damage. “Our e-Dura implant can remain…

The results of a randomized controlled trial published in Age and Ageing show that a self-directed walking program designed for sedentary older people did not reduce incidence of falls, although it did increase mobility levels. The Easy Steps trial investigated…