Innovations

An innovative idea that saves time and money, plus makes life easier for both patient and prosthetist, is always welcome....

A newly designed exercise chair increases range of motion (ROM) for the physically disabled, opening a new avenue for wheelchair...

Have we found the evolution of lower-extremity orthotics? We pose a question to orthotic practitioners: "Are your patients benefiting completely...

Didrick Medical recently unveiled the new X-Finger®, which offers both aesthetic restoration and active function, adding a new level of...

Photo courtesy of LIVINGSKIN For years, conventional wisdom said that passive hand prostheses were non-functional; their only value was cosmetic....

Neuroprosthetics are electrical stimulation technologies that replace or assist damaged or malfunctioning neuromuscular organ systems and attempt to restore normal...

Although Ossur's Rheo KneeTM is expected to have its official global launch into the growing electronic knee market in February...

Besides millennia as a sought-after precious metal for money, jewelry, and household items, silver also provides many health benefits. The...

With the establishment of the Internet, networks, electronic billing and banking, we find that electronic record-keeping and paperless offices are...

We in the prosthetics industry are very lucky--some could say "blessed"--to operate in a profession that has both financial and...