ROYSTON, Ga. - At 16 months, Bentley is one of the youngest amputees in physical therapy at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, but he is also one of the most determined. "He's ...
With a new surgical intervention and neuroprosthetic interface, researchers restored a natural walking gait in people with amputations below the knee. Seven patients were able to walk faster, avoid ...
Researchers have developed a new algorithm that combines two processes for personalizing robotic prosthetic devices to both ...
(MIRROR INDY) — The treadmill hummed. Parallel bars creaked. Van Halen’s “Jump” blasted from a speaker. In the middle of it all was Curtis Wainman, a physical therapist who functioned like a conductor ...
A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY. NEW. THIS MORNING WE’RE SHARING AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF SURVIVAL. A LOCAL TEEN WHO’S BEEN BATTLING SOME LIFE THREATENING MEDICAL CHALLENGES SAYS HER SPIRIT REMAINS UNBROKEN.
State-of-the-art prosthetic limbs can help people with amputations achieve a natural walking gait, but they don’t give the user full neural control over the limb. Instead, they rely on robotic sensors ...