This week we are going to discuss something which we have not discussed before—the physical therapist’s intervention in training when a patient receives a prosthesis for an amputated lower extremity.

A prototype 3D-printed myoelectric prosthetic hand developed in Japan successfully passed a test by an upper-arm amputee, performing a series of intricate finger motions with more than 90% accuracy.

A prosthetic man who can move to the fingertip just by thinking that a person who has lost his arms wants to move like thisJohns Hopkins UniversityOn December 17, 2014, a man without a first shoulder ...

New research says adopting a new, attentional mindset in the field of physical therapy can help amputees live with prosthesis more naturally. There are more than two million people living with an ...

Orthotists fit external supports and braces for people with weakened or deformed body parts. Their goal is to enable individuals to function to the best of the ability. Prosthetists produce and fit ...

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