Prodigy spinal cord stimulator launched in Canada
St. Jude Medical says it won Health Canada approval and implanted its 1st Prodigy … READ MORE
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TraumaCAD mobile hip replacement planning for iPad scores FDA clearance
Voyant Health, a division of Brainlab, won FDA clearance for its TraumaCad Mobile … READ MORE
Generative orthoses can deliver flexible orthotics in a matter of hours
MHOX and CRP Group have created Generative Orthoses using an advanced polyamide … READ MORE
Shoe insert helps clinicians evaluate how patients walk
Seattle startup will use Samsung’s new Artik chips to turn ordinary sneakers into … READ MORE
Yoga practice enhances management of knee OA
Research suggests that a tailored yoga practice can help reduce pain and improve … READ MORE
Smart textile turns our clothes into a motion sensor
Breakthrough optical technology from product design and development firm Cambridge … READ MORE
A majority of nurses believe that connected medical devices can reduce medical errors
The key premise of the survey was that hospital efforts to use medical devices to … READ MORE
The inadequacy of musculoskeletal knowledge in graduating medical students in the United Kingdom
Musculoskeletal symptoms are common reasons for patients seeking medical attention. … READ MORE
Tendon transfer surgery in upper-extremity cerebral palsy more effective than botox or therapy
Leisure and play time with the KidWalk. Otto bock Background For children with … READ MORE
ActiveProtective airbag belt to protect hips from fractures
Car airbags have helped prevent countless injuries, offering a soft spot for the … READ MORE
Pressure-monitoring stockings to prevent wounds in diabetics
Pressure-monitoring stockings with integrated elastomer sensors – trade fair … READ MORE
How 3D printing can take your pain away
Foot orthotics, those moulded insoles that reduce the stress of injury or genetic … READ MORE
Can technology also help seniors to prevent falls?
Falls remain the leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations among seniors in … READ MORE
Changes in multi-segment foot biomechanics
Figure 1. The semi-custom mouldable Softec Response orthotic used in the current … READ MORE
Knee implant that helps osteoarthritis
“The clinical benefit of joint unloading is proven to reduce pain,” clinical … READ MORE
Immediate effects of foot orthoses on comfort and lower extremity kinematics, kinetics, and muscle activity
Jordan Siemens / Getty Images In order to accommodate patients to new foot orthoses … READ MORE
Effect of shoe inserts on kinematics during running
Jordan Siemens / Getty Images Author information: Human Performance Laboratory, … READ MORE
Close look at orthotics raises a welter of doubts
Orthotic shoe inserts may work, but it’s not clear why. Benno M. Nigg has become a … READ MORE
UPDATE: A Canadian Solution to the Philips Lifeline Recall?
Recent news of the tragic death of 72-year-old Elizabeth Bell from Alberta who was … READ MORE
Zinger claimed to be the world’s lightest electric wheelchair
For people who are almost entirely unable to walk, a powerful heavy-duty electric … READ MORE
Cheap, lightweight powered wheelchairs for young
World’s lightest, least expensive motorized wheelchair designed by BYU … READ MORE
Inkjet printing of flexible electronics for body-worn medical devices
New research shows how inkjet-printing technology can be used to mass-produce … READ MORE
Pain management in post total knee replacement
Osteoarthritis, OA affects approximately one in 10 individuals and is equally … READ MORE
Helmet therapy for infant positional skull deformation ‘should be discouraged’
New research published in the BMJ suggests that for positional skull deformation in … READ MORE
Functional electrical stimulation, FES, in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is defined as the electrical stimulation of … READ MORE
Effectiveness of a foot drop stimulator in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy
Aim Ankle foot orthoses are the standard of care for foot drop in cerebral palsy … READ MORE
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