This week we are going to discuss one of the most important roles of the physical therapist in the clinic. That is training the patient to walk in a prosthesis for the lower extremity. Whether the ...

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.

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- It's not only the wounds from the battlefields that bring patients face to face with artificial limbs. Medical maladies such as diabetes, neuropathies and vehicle and workplace ...

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Henry Owens doesn’t want to be seen as the Carpentersville man who lost both his legs in a boating accident and uses a wheelchair. He wants his independence back, which he valued highly prior to the ...

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.

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 13, 2007) - Walter Reed Army Medical Center's new Military Advanced Training Center opened its doors today to offer rehabilitating Soldiers the latest in cutting ...