Viktoriia emphasises that before fitting a myoelectric prosthesis, a team of specialists must examine the amputee's stump and test muscle impulses. If they are insufficient, an individual ...

The setup incorporates a temperature sensor that covers the prosthetic hand's index finger pad, along with a thermode located in the socket that connects the prosthesis to the residual arm stump. A ...

The rod, protruding a short ways from the stump, will be the attachment point for the prosthetic, which he'll be able to put on with just a click and quarter screw turn. The prosthesis itself won't ...

Phantom limb pain is a common problem for people who undergo amputation, and so is the ability to function even with a regular prosthetic, but a medical advance that sounds like it comes straight out ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. CATHY WURZER: There's a bill moving through the State Capitol that would mandate private health insurance to cover orthotic and prosthetic devices, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — For many amputees, the process of getting an additional prosthetic can be costly. One Michigan native, set out to bring awareness to that very issue. Nicole Ver Kuilen lost her ...

While a number of groups are developing thought-controlled prosthetic hands, most of the devices require electrodes or other relatively fiddly electronics to be implanted in the amputee's body. Such ...