Lower limb amputation is a life‐altering surgical intervention, most commonly necessitated by vascular complications, trauma or malignancy. The subsequent rehabilitation process is critical in ...
Frederick Dean Peterson participates in a University of Texas at Dallas study using virtual reality to help with his phantom limb pain. Every morning and night for one month, Dean Peterson donned ...
Patients with lower limb amputation experience ambulation disorders since they rely exclusively on visual information in addition to the tactile information they receive from stump–socket interface.
Background Lower-limb amputation reduces bone mineral density (BMD) on the amputated side (1). Exercise interventions are effective in improving BMD in able-bodied individuals (2). However, similar ...
BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iWalk, the personal bionics company advancing technology to restore natural movement for lower-limb amputees, today announced the availability of its BiOM bionic lower ...
Amputees have been outfitted with a prosthesis that is integrated with muscle and bone. The new creation allows patients to walk faster and avoid obstacles better than they could with past prostheses.
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