Biomedical engineering
Design for health care purposes
Unlike most cold-climate wheelers, Dave Kott can’t wait until the first snowfall at his Minnesota home. It’s then that he can put to the test his newly improved, homemade snow plow that runs with the use of actuators, similar to
… READ MOREVERA is an all-in-one device that utilizes a tele-rehab platform to help patients perform prescribed in-home exercise programs while monitoring their compliance and reporting results back to their physical therapists. The goal is to
… READ MOREAlex Ghenis, Paula Larson, Ian Jaquiss and Ellen Stohl are four very different people with disabilities — with one similarity in common: Each agreed to share a day of their lives, taking us on a tour of what do they do, where they
… READ MOREAdidas has released a limited-edition run of its 3D-printed trainers, which were worn by a number of athletes at this year’s Rio Olympics. The 3D Runner goes on sale today at stores in London, New York and Tokyo – marking the
… READ MOREExperimental treatment improves grip, finger motion up to 300 percent in quadriplegics. Stimulator Bypasses Spine Injury, Helps Patients Move Hands. An experimental procedure involving an implanted spinal stimulator is showing early
… READ MOREThe Iris walker was designed with as much style as functionality. It’s lightweight, easy to use, easy to fold, and completely practical all while having a slim silhouette, tasteful colors, and a fashionable built-in bag for any
… READ MOREToyota and Segway inventor Dean Kamen have teamed to produce this stair-climbing, self-balancing, all-terrain mobility ninja. iBOT – An advanced mobility system restoring freedom and dignity. DEKA Research BBC 25 May 2016 A
… READ MOREJonathan Coleman holding a piece of G-Putty while his son Oisin holds a piece of Silly Putty. Irish Times, Naoise Culhane Photo Many composites blend stiff materials, such as glass or carbon fibers, into a softer elastic polymer
… READ MORESome cerebral palsy cases caused by genetic anomalies, not just brain injury: study. Antony Kelly Photo 570 News Larissa Pavone MD, Deborah Gaebler-Spira MD, Donald McGovern CPO FAAOP, Steven Makovitch MD, Stefania Fatone PhD,
… READ MOREThe Liftware Level is a motorized utensil that automatically bends itself to counteract involuntary hand movements, to allow people afflicted with disorders like Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease to feed themselves.
… READ MOREThe Calgary Protocol: bracing for Pectus carinatum. Braceworks UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital November 26, 2016 – Updated July 2021 Pectus carinatum is characterized by a protrusion of the sternum that occurs as a result
… READ MOREThe current issue of the Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology now features 3D imaging embedded within its articles for the first time. Use of this digital and multimedia technique enhances the value of five papers, which focus on
… READ MOREWe humans walk with our feet. This is true, but not entirely. Walking, as part of locomotion, is a coordinated whole-body movement that involves both the arms and legs. Walking is a whole-body movement. Arm and leg movements are
… READ MOREBraces for people with scoliosis can be awkward, cumbersome and even painful. A good fit is crucial, especially since the brace is often worn day and night. Young girls that suffer from spinal curvature will soon be able to wear
… READ MORECompared with typically developing children, ambulatory children with mild spastic cerebral palsy (CP) have pronounced deficits in cortical bone architecture, lower bone strength, and elevated infiltration of fat in the bone marrow
… READ MOREA teenager from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire born with a rare condition known as ‘pigeon chest’ is now standing taller than his twin brother after undergoing an innovative new treatment to correct the condition. James
… READ MORECrossing over a lush grassy meadow on my handcycle, I stop on the wooden walkway to take in my surroundings — new spring growth on the trees juxtaposed with the sun’s illumination of giant granite walls. The thunderous sound of
… READ MOREPeople living longer, and having fewer kids, means that there’s an issue around being able to hire enough people to perform essential jobs. Not to mention, of course, that the tax base will inevitably shrink, reducing the money
… READ MORESam Schmidt (in the car) and the team of Arrow engineers with Project SAM in the pit lane at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Schmidt did some demo laps for the crowd on Carb Day. Arrow photo. Jonathan Gitlin, Ars Technica September
… READ MOREGait in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) is often characterized by abnormal gait biomechanics, such as excessive knee flexion during stance. Associated with such gait deviations, an elevated walking energy cost is often observed,
… READ MOREAn EU-funded project has developed a way to quickly make customised corrective foot and ankle supports using 3D printers – and the results are already on the market. How Kegan Schouwenburg is creating print your own shoes. Amy
… READ MOREPolina Rožkova, representing wheelchair fencing for Latvia, competed at the Rio 2016 Paralympics this week with the aid of a back brace printed by Baltic3D, a Stratasys reseller and specialist WiDE software. Polina Rožkova fencing
… READ MOREStanford University researchers have managed to use an implanted multi-electrode array to read the brain signals of monkeys thinking of typing letters on a screen and to convert those signals into the target letters at a rate of 12
… READ MOREEntering the playground, I heard a boy call my son’s name. We turned and saw one of his classmates running toward us. “We’re playing soccer! Wanna be on my team?” Illustration by Giselle Potter By Sandra Joy Stein, The New
… READ MOREAs someone who has resided on wheels for most of my young life, looking up at the rest of the world has sometimes left me yearning for a bullhorn to shout, “Hello up there! Remember me way down here!” Robert Nedens stands often in
… READ MOREMore than anything, it’s completely a new way of life… and in an everyday capable chair. The GTE is the first off road and everyday power chair that you can fit into virtually any car. It’s also one of the lightest in
… READ MOREPhysicians typically rely on treatment guidelines issued by medical associations, but a new study finds that many experts involved in assembling these guidelines in Canada have financial ties to drug makers. And the study authors
… READ MOREThe Philips Health suite is a health-tracking platform that assists patients, and generally the people with health concerns, acquire a complete and detailed knowledge about their vital physiological information and how they change
… READ MOREUAlberta study recruiting children to evaluate Lokomat gait training program. Researchers at Canada’s University of Alberta Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine are investigating the effectiveness of a gait training program on a
… READ MOREKinect 3D camera used to assess walking of MS patients. A team of researchers led by McGill University postdoctoral fellow Farnood Gholami, supervised by Jozsef Kövecses from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Centre for
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