The Extremity Games, an extreme adaptive sports competition for athletes with amputations or spinal cord injuries, were founded by College Park Industries in 2006 as a way to raise awareness about the abilities of people with limb loss or limb…
Author: Terense Kemp
Microprocessor Knee Evolves to Meet Military Personnel Needs
The X3 is the latest generation of microprocessor knees evolved from the X2 and C-Leg.
Health Reform on Hold While US Supreme Court Determines Its Future
The decision either to repeal or uphold will impact orthotic and prosthetic providers.
Kentucky Certified Shoe Fitter Preaches Foot Care
With an almost missionary zeal, Sherri Fleming, CFts, warns her patients about diabetes.
Be Watchful for Irritating Skin Conditions
ATLANTA — Serious skin conditions that affect amputees can start with infections; fever and chills are telltale sign of serious infection. Do not hesitate to send a febrile patient to a physician or the emergency room for treatment, according to…
Making Strides in the Assessment of Gait Patterns
Observational analysis gets a hand from prosthesis-mounted activity monitors and computer data collection technology.
Recycling: It’s Not Just for Bottles and Cans
Do more with less by recycling your online content. Paper works, too.
Michigan’s Second-Youngest Governor Was a Double Amputee
It wasn’t the amputation but a perjury conviction that led to his downfall and subsequent recovery.
Young Innovators: Cadence Biomedical
Weekly meetings among friends turn a Seattle-based startup into a rising medical device company.
Research Shows That Oxygen May Improve Bone Regeneration
The application of high levels of oxygen to severed bone facilitates bone regrowth, according to a study presented at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Meeting in San Diego. The study, funded by the Defense Advanced Research…
