BALTIMORE — Children and their families, prosthetists and volunteers all gathered to create 3-D-printed prosthetic hands at the first Prosthetists Meet 3-D Printers Conference at Johns Hopkins Hospital, here. Hosted by e-NABLE, many of the event’s attendees were pediatric transradial…
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George Gondo, MA, speaks at the AOPA National Assembly
LAS VEGAS — George Gondo, MA, director of research and grants for the Amputee Coalition, spoke about the BMI Calculator for Amputees. The tool is available at http://www.amputee-coalition.org/limb-loss-resource-center/resources-by-topic/healthy-living/index.html.
Engineers develop pulley system to improve hand function after nerve trauma
Engineers at Oregon State University have developed a simple pulley mechanism that may offer new options to people who have lost the use of their hands due to nerve trauma, according to a press release. “Many people have lost the…
Foot drop stimulator aids stroke rehab
The use of a foot drop stimulator during a task-specific movement for 4 weeks can retrain the neuromuscular system, ultimately aiding in rehabilitation intervention from stroke, according to a data published in NeuroRehabilitation. “Compensatory strategies have a negative effect on…
Foot drop stimulator aids stroke rehab
The use of a foot drop stimulator during a task-specific movement for 4 weeks can retrain the neuromuscular system, ultimately aiding in rehabilitation intervention from stroke, according to a data published in NeuroRehabilitation. “Compensatory strategies have a negative effect on…
Social media users likely to seek health info online
People who use social networking sites are more likely to seek health information online, recently published research from the Journal of Health Communication suggests. “Active users of social networking sites tend to be active online health information seekers,” Yang Feng,…
New walking-based model can predict fall rate
Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a mathematical model that allows them to predict the landing of a person’s next step with more than 80% accuracy based on the position of the person’s body during the current step. The…
New walking-based model can predict fall rate
Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a mathematical model that allows them to predict the landing of a person’s next step with more than 80% accuracy based on the position of the person’s body during the current step. The…
Mental health in the workplace affected by home life
Mental health in the workplace does not exist in a vacuum – it is deeply affected by the worker’s home life and vice versa, according to recently published research from Concordia University and the University of Montreal. Researchers surveyed 1,954…
Patient care coordination could reduce frequent health care use
Better coordination of patient care between health care providers could lessen use of the health care system use by seniors and those with chronic conditions, according to research recently published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. A Toronto-based research team…