Researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) replaced the plastic covers of Unico (in the picture) and Armonico with AlkiPaper® biocomposites. The Rehab Technologies Lab at IIT used ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (FORT COLLINS, Colo) — When Garrison Hayes was only six years old, his life took a sudden turn when doctors discovered ...

A group of MIT and Brown researchers and engineers have debuted a prosthetic foot that propels the user forward using “tendon-like springs and an electric motor,” meaning it is even more like the real ...

Above-the-knee amputees would find it easier to walk with prosthetics inspired by ostrich legs rather than ones designed to look like human legs, according to a study by the Wellcome Trust and the ...

Triumph's caretaker at a wildlife rescue center in Australia had been searching for a prosthetic foot for years. A local dentist figured out how to make one. Triumph is loving his new pink foot. Good ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 21-year-old Gabbie Guerrero was off roading with her siblings six years ago when their vehicle flipped and her foot was trapped ...

Gabrielle Guerrero was 15 when doctors told her that her life would never be the same. “They were like, ‘You’re young and energized, but you’ll never be able to walk again without assistance,’” said ...

A veteran-owned prosthetics and orthotics clinic has opened a second location in Bay County, bringing 3D printing technology to Northwest Florida patients who previously traveled hours for care.