A commercial robotic leg could potentially benefit both higher- and lower-mobility amputees, University of Michigan roboticists have shown for the first time. The leg provided the largest gains when ...

For decades, paralympians have been landing on the podium with help from advances in prosthetics, including lighter, more flexible materials. But while similar technology is often available to many ...

In the past decade, medicine has made significant strides in understanding disease etiopathogenesis and developing ...

I am writing to speak up for amputees and persons with chronic limb impairment. Several states have taken the extreme steps of trying to modify Medicaid benefits so that states could deny access to ...

Living with mobility limitations can significantly impact daily life. Discomfort, reduced independence, and feelings of frustration can take a toll, both physically and emotionally. Fortunately, ...

VA researchers lead national study of female amputee population to prove that more style and variety in prosthetic designs have clinical benefits.

As amazing as the human body is, it’s unfortunately not as amazing as e.g. axolotl bodies are, in the sense that they can regrow entire limbs and more. This has left us humans with the necessity to ...

India, March 18 -- A new study published in Science describes a tissue-integrated bionic knee that directly connects ...

At a rehabilitation facility in Kyiv, some of Ukraine’s wounded warriors are working hard to learn how to use their new limbs. As John Yang reports, a very special dog named Lavr is giving them ...