Fabrizio Passetti, an amputee surfer from Italy, couldn't stop grinning when he saw his new prosthetic leg. "The feeling is good," Passetti said inside the Channel Islands Prosthetics-Orthotics office ...
When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs. Adams, 51, lost his right leg to cancer 40 years ago, and he ...
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Prosthetic hands get identification boost to predict precise grip strength need
Researchers at Guilin University of Electronic Technology in China have developed a new vision-integrated ...
ALTA, Wyo. -- Prosthetic legs are a way for amputees to get back on their feet and stay active. One man has developed military grade prosthetic legs. He and many other amputees are involved in an ...
The young alpaca lost his leg last year but hasn’t let it slow him down. Cowboy was fitted at Friday’s appointment for his second prosthetic leg. Derek Smith, his owner and Co-Owner of Fleecy Friends ...
With two new legs to stand on, Dymtro Dimakrasnovskye put all his effort into making a single step. “The most difficult ever for me was to make that first step,” the 24-year-old, double-leg amputee ...
DICKINSON, N.D. -- A tattoo artist in Dickinson makes it easy for Ethan Earl to be proud to wear his prosthetic leg.The 15-year-old from Underwood, N.D., underwent a partial amputation of his right ...
In June, Jonah Villamil hopped on a surfboard with two legs for the first time in three years. He was testing the water with a new, 3-D-printed prosthetic leg. Jonah calls it his “DNA leg” because of ...
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Home to thousands of amputees, Israel is no longer missing a school to train prosthetists
School of Prosthetics and Orthotics at ADI Negev rehabilitation village addresses a long-standing need for both patients and ...
LONG ISLAND, New York -- He is a model of inspiration and determination, a Marine who lost a leg while serving in Afghanistan in 2004. In fact, 6% of injured veterans are amputees. Dan Lasko, 33, is ...
"It happened so quickly," a grateful Monica Swindall tells PEOPLE Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work previously appeared in the ...
BYU 2ft Prosthetic Club volunteers smile at the camera among bags of 450 pounds of prosthetic materials at the Salt Lake City International Airport. This group of volunteers traveled and served ...
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