Advanced Knee Prosthetics Improve Ability To Walk Computerized knee componentry, possibly the major prosthetic technology breakthrough of the last decade, has taken another step forward with the introduction of the Rheo Kneeâ„¢, a microprocessor-controlled swing and...
Insurance Coverage For Prosthetics or Orthotics Never far from any discussion of advanced prosthetics and orthotics is the companion topic of cost and reimbursement. Like most new products providing new and improved capabilities, breakthrough prosthetic components...
The introduction of gel socket liners in the early 1990s opened new vistas of comfort and improved prosthesis suspension for lower-limb amputees and spawned a steady stream of new liner designs and materials, which continues today. Most prosthetic liners are...
Better Prosthetics for Military Amputees Recent componentry breakthroughs like those discussed on this website give testimony to new efforts to develop markedly improved prosthetic solutions for people with congenital and acquired limb deficiencies. As encouraging as...
Ankle-Foot Orthosis (AFO) In Texas Is an ankle-foot orthosis incorporating tone-inhibiting features effective in managing patients with spastic cerebral palsy and other upper motor neuron disorders? There is considerable evidence that abnormal tone in proximal muscle...
Managing children born with cerebral palsy is a challenging business as clinicians strive to address a variety of issues, such as dystonia, hip migration, scissoring gait that interferes with ambulation, and hip adduction that limits independent sitting. The SWASH...
