NEW ORLEANS — A new system for electronic terminal devices allows upper limb amputees to grasp differently, according to a speaker, here. Harold Sears, PhD, discussed the implications of the Force Limiting Auto Grasp, or FLAG, at the American Academy…
Month: February 2015
Prosthetist advocates collaborative approach for partial hand solutions
NEW ORLEANS — Developing relationships with patients’ surgeons and rehabilitation teams can make all the difference in creating solutions for partial hand amputees, according to a presenter here at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific…
Three factors impact quality of life for upper limb amputees
NEW ORLEANS — Evolving technology, enhanced patient management and progressive outcome measures are critical factors in the advancement of prosthetic function and the improvement of quality of life for high-level, upper limb amputees, according to research presented at the American…
Study: Mental health issues, drug and alcohol abuse key factors in prosthesis rejection
NEW ORLEANS — A speaker here at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium took a look into the mental health of amputees in outpatient clinics and the role it plays in prosthetic rehabilitation. Tiffany…
Study: Mental health issues, drug and alcohol abuse key factors in prosthesis rejection
NEW ORLEANS — A speaker here at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium took a look into the mental health of amputees in outpatient clinics and the role it plays in prosthetic rehabilitation. Tiffany…
Mobile technology could improve user, prosthesis interaction
NEW ORLEANS — Modern, innovative technology could enhance features and improve user interaction with multi-articulating prosthetic hands, according to a speaker here at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium. Lynsay Whelan, MS, OTR/L, director of…
Mobile technology could improve user, prosthesis interaction
NEW ORLEANS — Modern, innovative technology could enhance features and improve user interaction with multi-articulating prosthetic hands, according to a speaker here at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium. Lynsay Whelan, MS, OTR/L, director of…
Effect of elevated vacuum suspension on residual limb health, circulation can be quantifiable
NEW ORLEANS — The use of elevated vacuum suspension has positive, quantitative effects on residual limb health and circulation, according to a presenter here at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium. Matthew Wernke, PhD,…
Effect of elevated vacuum suspension on residual limb health, circulation can be quantifiable
NEW ORLEANS — The use of elevated vacuum suspension has positive, quantitative effects on residual limb health and circulation, according to a presenter here at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium. Matthew Wernke, PhD,…
Speaker: AFOs can provide day-to-day, functional benefits for children with myelomeningocele
NEW ORLEANS — A study of children with myelomeningocele using AFOs under a dual task paradigm has provided new insight on the day-to-day functional effect of AFOs on this population, according to Nikta Pirouz, CPO, who led the study at…