United States Congressman Ryan Costello (PA-06) recently visited Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics’ corporate office in Exton, Pa. According to a company statement, Costello met with Jeffrey M. Brandt, CPO, founder of Ability, and three below-knee amputee patients to discuss legislative…
Day: August 22, 2016
Paralyzed patients regained partial feeling, movement after using brain-controlled robotics
Eight patients paralyzed from spinal cord injuries regained partial muscle control and sensation in their lower limbs after training with brain-controlled robotics, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The research was led by Duke University neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis, PhD,…
BP control programs may work better with community-based approach
To better alleviate racial disparities in BP outcomes, medical practitioners must take BP control programs to people in their communities, researchers wrote in a study published in Ethnicity & Disease. “For people who can come to a clinic-based program, that…