Virtual Reality in Prosthetics and Orthotics Education Could Take Practical Training Beyond the Classroom
Orthotist-prosthetist Raghad Weshahi has renewed a call to develop virtual reality as a practical teaching tool for prosthetics and orthotics,…
Programme 4D Proposes Patient-Centred Approach to Scoliosis Treatment in Algeria
An Algerian orthoprosthetist has developed a structured clinical protocol intended to improve understanding, participation and treatment adherence among adolescents receiving…
Orthotica Prototype Brings Transparent Bilingual Logic to Foot and Ankle Orthosis Selection
A new bilingual digital prototype aims to help clinicians and students structure the complex reasoning involved in selecting foot and…
RIT Dubai and US Researchers Combine Bioprinting and Smart Sensors in Prosthetic Finger Prototype
Researchers from the Rochester Institute of Technology’s campuses in Dubai and the United States have developed a prosthetic finger prototype…
Rethinking Wearables: The Rise of Digital Biomarkers and What It Could Mean for Rehabilitation
Wearable technology is moving beyond simply counting steps, recording heart rate or measuring how long somebody has been active. The…
Light-Emitting Textile Sensors Could Give Prosthetists a New View Inside the Socket
Researchers at Purdue University, working with collaborators from the University of Notre Dame, have developed an embroidered textile sensing system…
AI Could Make Plantar Pressure Assessment More Accessible for Foot Health and Orthotic Care
Researchers in Australia have developed an artificial intelligence model capable of reconstructing detailed plantar pressure maps using foot geometry and…
DearAI Initiative Challenges How Artificial Intelligence Represents People with Limb Loss
Artificial intelligence can generate highly realistic landscapes, products and people within seconds. Yet when asked to depict someone with limb…
Wearable Sensors and AI Could Bring Objective Prosthetic Gait Analysis into Routine Clinical Care
Researchers have developed and prospectively validated a wearable sensor system designed to provide an objective measure of walking quality among…
Fast Company Highlights User-Centred Design as Key to the Future of Prosthetics and Wearable Robotics
A new Fast Company feature has highlighted how the future of healthcare technology will depend not only on engineering performance,…