A newly developed bionic knee could help people with above-the-knee amputations walk and climb with greater ease than they could with a traditional prosthesis. The new prosthesis, described July 10 in ...

Thomas Gee, a former gymnast, used to do handstands, perform wheelies on his skateboard, and run around with his three young children. But in 2001, a marble-sized bump on his left leg swelled to the ...

ADDIE MEINERS SHOWS US HOW IT WORKS. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A FUTURISTIC MOVIE. SO NOW I GET IN HER LOOK AT THE APP AND I GO, OKAY, WELL MY RANGE OF MOTION LAST WEEK WAS 48%. I’M UP TO 52% ...

Tony Gerst took a big step the other day, and his physical therapist expressed her elation with a sound that is difficult to describe. I’ve never heard anything like it — neither whoop nor squeal, but ...

Kicking a ball or climbing stairs with ease after a leg amputation above the knee is now within reach. Researchers at MIT have developed a bionic knee that redefines mobility for above-the-knee ...

MIT researchers have developed a new bionic knee that can help people with above-the-knee amputations walk faster, climb stairs, and avoid obstacles more easily than they could with a traditional ...

HILLSBORO -- A third of Americans have chronic knee pain with the most common being osteoarthritis. That's a wearing away of the knee's cartilage. But a new device called Bionicare gives patients an ...

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iWalk, the personal bionics company advancing technology to restore natural movement for lower-limb amputees, today announced the availability of its BiOM bionic lower ...