A test developed at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus that measures both prosthetic donning time and mobility in lower-limb amputation, shows that a prosthesis anchored to bone goes ...

Podiatrists, wound centers, primary care physicians, and patients with numbness or non-healing wounds urged to seek ...

Accidental falls are the second leading cause of injury-related death across the entire global population, and they take the top spot for people aged 65 and older. Centers for Disease Control and ...

How can doctors or researchers conduct cardiopulmonary exercise testing in individuals with lower limb injuries or disabilities that make it impossible to pedal a stationary exercise bicycle for the ...

In a recent study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, researchers from the United States of America (USA) used commercially available electrodes for closed-loop spinal cord stimulation (SCS) ...

Allied Market Research published a report, titled, "Limb Prosthetics Market by Type (Upper Limb Prosthetics and Lower Limb ...

Background We evaluated the lower limb status of athletes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) during the propulsion and landing phases of a single leg hop for distance (SLHD) task ...

Background The Lower Quarter Y-Balance Test™ (LQYBT) is commonly used to determine risk of injury or readiness for return to sport. However, clinicians conduct the assessment with differing test ...

The single-leg heel test was able to differentiate between weaker and stronger limbs in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and in healthy controls, suggesting that the test could prove useful for ...