Author: Terense Kemp

Registration is currently open for the 2015 National Veterans Wheelchair Games, to be held June 21-26 in Dallas. Any veteran with a spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, amputation or other neurological injury who uses a wheelchair for sport and is…

Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University, in partnership with the University of Newcastle and SME Peacocks Medical Group, have received a grant for the U.K. equivalent of about $115,000 for the design and manufacture of innovative foot orthoses using 3-D printing…

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the University of Plymouth have shown that follow-through – such as when swinging a golf club or tennis racket – can help us to learn two different skills at once, or to learn…

Researchers at the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne in Switzerland are moving toward clinical trials with a biocompatible neuroprosthesis that they say can be applied directly to the brain or spinal cord without causing damage. “Our e-Dura implant can remain…

The results of a randomized controlled trial published in Age and Ageing show that a self-directed walking program designed for sedentary older people did not reduce incidence of falls, although it did increase mobility levels. The Easy Steps trial investigated…

The results of a randomized controlled trial published in Age and Ageing show that a self-directed walking program designed for sedentary older people did not reduce incidence of falls, although it did increase mobility levels. The Easy Steps trial investigated…

Working to benefit a good cause could increase corporate productivity by 30%, according to findings published in Management Science. “A lot of studies show how bonuses and stock options can improve performance,” Mirco Tonin, PhD, economist at the University of…

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of International Cooperation and Development has announced the signing of a 1-year, $1 million agreement with the World Health Organization to support the organization’s Syria Crisis Response initiative. The agreement was signed by H.E. Hazza…

Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc. in Exon, Pa. has announced the hiring of Kathleen DeLawrence as chief operating officer. DeLawrence According to a company press release, DeLawrence previously served on Ability’s board of directors and has more than 20 years…

Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc. in Exon, Pa. has announced the hiring of Kathleen DeLawrence as chief operating officer. DeLawrence According to a company press release, DeLawrence previously served on Ability’s board of directors and has more than 20 years…