The Orthotic and Prosthetic Activities Foundation has announced that Roger Rose, of Evanston, Illinois, has won its 2017 Dale Yasukawa Scholarship. According to a press release, Rose will receive $1,000 to further his education by attending a national, regional or…
Month: June 2017
NAAOP calls on members to contact Congress to support bills
The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics has called on its members to contact their representatives in Congress to support a pair of bills that it called “two important pieces of O&P legislation.” “Last week was an…
Study: Tactile feedback creates ‘muscle sense’ in prosthetic hand
Tactile feedback on the skin allowed blindfolded participants to determine the size of objects gripped with a prosthetic hand, according to researchers from Rice University, the University of Pisa and the Italian Institute of Technology. “Humans have an innate sense…