This week we are going to discuss something which we have not discussed before—the physical therapist’s intervention in training when a patient receives a prosthesis for an amputated lower extremity.

This week we are going to discuss one of the most important roles of the physical therapist in the clinic. That is training the patient to walk in a prosthesis for the lower extremity. Whether the ...

Upper limb amputees, who typically struggle to learn how to use a new prosthesis, would be more successful if fellow amputees taught them, new research suggests. Most usually learn by watching a ...

New research says adopting a new, attentional mindset in the field of physical therapy can help amputees live with prosthesis more naturally. There are more than two million people living with an ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- It's not only the wounds from the battlefields that bring patients face to face with artificial limbs. Medical maladies such as diabetes, neuropathies and vehicle and workplace ...

A prototype 3D-printed myoelectric prosthetic hand developed in Japan successfully passed a test by an upper-arm amputee, performing a series of intricate finger motions with more than 90% accuracy.

Whether you're reaching for a mug, a pencil or someone's hand, you don't need to consciously instruct each of your fingers on ...