Among transhumeral amputees who had targeted muscle reinnervation for myoelectric prosthesis control, pattern recognition control was a viable option that showed functional advantages compared with direct control, according to researchers at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Center for Bionic Medicine in…
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O&P News presents live coverage at IAAPOC
Tony Thaxton Jr. ATLANTA – O&P News is providing live coverage at the International African American Prosthetic and Orthotic Coalition Annual Meeting, taking place Oct. 26-28 at the Atlanta Marriott Suites Midtown. “The IAAPOC Annual Meeting brings together prosthetists, orthotists,…
NCOPE gives clinical mentor designation to 60 O&P professionals
Sixty O&P professionals have earned the Approved Clinical Mentor designation from the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education, according to a press release. The course was created by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE) to help…
O&P providers receive Freedom Award for service to veterans
The Orthotic Prosthetic Group of America recently honored 41 O&P providers with its annual Freedom Award, which is given to those who “deliver exceptions standards of care for military personnel,” according to a press release. “Each year, we look forward…
AOPA opposes conclusions of HHS agency review of O&P studies
The HHS Agency for Healthcare Quality Research has released a draft review of current scientific literature related to the use of lower limb prostheses. The agency concluded, in part, that there is no evidence to support “the selection of specific…
Latest clinical news in O&P: In case you missed it
From children with cerebral palsy not receiving therapy to nerve cell therapy that could restore motor function, O&P has seen no shortage of clinical news throughout October. In case you missed it, below is a list of the latest clinical…
Researchers, amputees talk ‘tech gap’ at National Press Club event
Kenton R. Kaufman Thousands of amputees in the United States who would benefit from microprocessor-controlled devices are denied access to the technology by Medicare and private payers, according to researchers who addressed a National Press Club event Thursday in Washington,…
Flexible ‘skin’ helps prostheses users sense sheer force
Researchers from the University of Washington and the University of California Los Angeles have developed a flexible sensor that can be stretched over a prostheses as a “skin,” and accurately sends information regarding sheer forces and vibration, according to a…
ReWalk, Wyss Institute enter next phase of soft suit exoskeleton testing
ReWalk Robotics Ltd. and Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have entered the next phase of testing and verification in their joint development of soft exoskeleton technology. According to a press release, researchers will now evaluate the exoskeleton…
PGA golfer visits Shriners Hospitals, tours imaging and motion centers
Maverick McNealy, who made his professional debut with the PGA Tour earlier in October, visited Shriners Hospitals for Children-Northern California in Sacramento, where he putted with patients and viewed the state’s only hospital-based EOS 3-D diagnostic imaging center. According to…