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 ...

For upper limb amputees, adjusting to a new prosthetic arm can be difficult. While getting physically comfortable with new prosthetics is its own challenge, another difficulty is being able to ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A national team led by Linda Resnik, a Brown University professor and research scientist at the Providence VA Medical Center, is leading a national study of the needs of veterans ...

Once an avid video gamer, Gyorgy Levay stopped playing when he lost his hands to a meningitis infection six years ago. Manipulating a mouse or a controller without hands or fingers was frustratingly ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.; CHICAGO – Coapt, the first and only provider of intuitive control systems for advanced prosthetic arms, on Tuesday (March 8) announced it has licensed implantable technology from ...

In context: Prosthetic limbs have made enormous advancements in the last several years. The field of Neuroprosthetics aims to give amputees limbs that provide the natural function and movement of arms ...