NC State’s team is pushing prosthetic technology forward, combining mechanical assistance with artificial intelligence to ...

Prosthetic legs can be life-changing. Neo KirchBaby understands this well. She was born with a birth defect, something she explained in a video detailing her journey as a double amputee. Essentially, ...

A prosthetic leg that can feel helped two men walk faster, more smoothly and with greater confidence. The artificial leg, outfitted with sensors that detect pressure and motion, also curbed phantom ...

Tiny electrodes implanted in the patients' thigh nerve allow them to feel natural sensations of touch and movement from the prosthesis. Therefore, the amputees can walk freely while thinking about ...

My husband Mark and I were already foster carers when, in February 2015, we were asked whether we would foster a little boy who was in hospital. I met Tony for the first time on February 7, 2015 at ...

A commercial robotic leg could potentially benefit both higher- and lower-mobility amputees, University of Michigan roboticists have shown for the first time. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

In April, a shingles diagnosis left an Ionia farmer unable to walk or work. For eight months, Dennis Leonard feared his life ...

It’s amazing how many things you need to think of as a runner to prepare for a race. You train for months, many hours a day (and night): walking, running, building a strong core, and boosting your ...