Over the years, Wesley tried different ways to conceal his missing eye, including wearing a prosthetic-until it flew off on a rollercoaster.

To improve the fast and stable walking ability of a humanoid robot, this paper proposes a gait optimization method based on a parallel comprehensive learning particle swarm optimizer (PCLPSO). Firstly ...

Imagine being 92 and driving yourself to the gym four days a week, doing deep squats and climbing the stairs with ease. That’s exactly how life looks for Edna Giordano, a mum of five ...

Ms Griffin said her new hand had "completely changed how I do things" A woman who always wished she had a second hand to "make life so much easier" has said finally getting a usable one has been ...

The vestibular system is integral to behavior; the loss of peripheral vestibular function leads to disabling consequences, such as blurred vision, dizziness, and unstable posture, severely limiting ...

Background: Parkinson’s disease is a neurological disorder that can cause gait disturbance, leading to mobility issues and falls. Early diagnosis and prediction of freeze episodes are essential for ...

This week we are going to discuss something which we have not discussed before—the physical therapist’s intervention in training when a patient receives a prosthesis for an amputated lower ...

Skilled motor behavior requires rapidly integrating external sensory input with information about internal state to decide which movements to make next. Using machine learning approaches for ...

This week we are going to discuss one of the most important roles of the physical therapist in the clinic. That is training the patient to walk in a prosthesis for the lower extremity. Whether the ...