Month: September 2015

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Patients who underwent posterior spinal fusion or bracing for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis had similar long term health-related quality of life as compared to the general population, according to results of a long-term study presented here. “The treated…

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya in Israel have created a system that allows users to quickly customize the design files for 3-D printed items. The new system automatically turns computer-aided design (CAD) files…

UCLA researchers recently reported that a 39-year-old man with chronic, complete paralysis was enabled to voluntarily move his legs and take steps while using a robotic exoskeleton. Mark Pollock, who fell from a second-story window in 2010 and was paralyzed…

UCLA researchers recently reported that a 39-year-old man with chronic, complete paralysis was enabled to voluntarily move his legs and take steps while using a robotic exoskeleton. Mark Pollock, who fell from a second-story window in 2010 and was paralyzed…

The results of a new study from the University of Houston Department of Health and Human Performance connect adaptive sports to positive results for the athletes, including higher employment and economic impact. “Our analysis shows that playing an additional year…

Desktop 3-D publishing company MakerBot has announced a partnership with nonprofit group, Tikkun Olam Makers, to host the Bay Area Makeathon, a 72-hour event in which engineers, developers, designers and hobbyists meet to develop assistive technology. The event will take…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Patients with back pain who have pessimistic beliefs about the future as a consequence of their pain, coupled with little to no exercise, can experience more shoulder, neck and back pain in the future compared with those…

Alabama State University recently announced the opening of its Biomechanics and Motor Control Laboratory, one of six such labs in North America. “We are going to use it to improve people’s lives,” Lee Childers, PhD, MSPO, CP, director of the…

OPIE Software and BULLDOG Tools Inc. have announced that BULLDOG is now an integrated supplier within the OPIE Purchasing & Inventory System. BULLDOG, based in Lewisburg, Ohio, designs, engineers and manufactures O&P tools and products. “We continually look for ways…

OPIE Software and BULLDOG Tools Inc. have announced that BULLDOG is now an integrated supplier within the OPIE Purchasing & Inventory System. BULLDOG, based in Lewisburg, Ohio, designs, engineers and manufactures O&P tools and products. “We continually look for ways…