A new technique known as targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR), where severed nerves in the amputated limb are rerouted to other muscle targets, is showing impressive reductions in debilitating phantom ...

In a paper published today in Science Translational Medicine, the researchers describe the first human implementation of the agonist-antagonist myoneural interface (AMI), in a person with below-knee ...

An eighth-grade project turned passion led University of Colorado junior Peter “Max” Armstrong to invent a mechanism he hopes will make prosthetics cheaper and more accessible to amputees around the ...

A novel surgical technique could dramatically improve walking for people with below-the-knee amputations and help them better control their prosthetics. A study published Monday in Nature Medicine ...

Join medical resident Siobhan Deshauer, MD, as she shadows a prosthetic resident. Learn how prosthetics are made and meet Wayne, who had a below-knee amputation following a workplace accident.

With a new surgical intervention and neuroprosthetic interface, researchers restored a natural walking gait in people with amputations below the knee. Seven patients were able to walk faster, avoid ...

Those are the three stages Steve Ehretsman wants all of his prosthetic patients to experience throughout their journey at his Athens company, Shamrock Prosthetics. But Ehretsman's journey to founding ...

Internet commenters were delighted after one couple showed off their dancing skills in a heartwarming video. In a viral Reddit post published on r/MadeMeSmile, Redditor u/benhundben (otherwise ...

A new type of surgery offers amputees better control of muscles that remain after surgery, and of their prosthetic limbs, its inventors say. The standard surgical approach to amputation has changed ...

Strengthening hip muscles could be key to improve mobility in people with a below-the-knee amputation, new research has shown. Amputation presents significant mobility challenges to millions of people ...

SUMMIT — Plenty of sweat and a few groans could be heard while people exercised at Overlook Medical Center here on Dec. 8. Though the gym was filled with athletes and trainers walking treadmills and ...