October 27, 2015 Texting frequently with thumbs may cause tendinitis Tendons in the hand can thicken abnormally and develop tendinitis in people who text frequently using their thumbs, says a study published online in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
October 27, 2015 Bionic arm helps woman born with underdeveloped arm perform everyday tasks While holding a wine glass or delivering a firm handshake with either hand may be everyday actions for the ordinary person, they are a novelty for Nicky Ashwell, who was born with a partially developed right arm, The Daily Mirror reported.
October 27, 2015 More patients opt to replace ankle joints instead of fusion Replacing hips and knees has become a common affair. Now, people are increasingly swapping out weakened or injured ankles to get back on their feet.
October 27, 2015 Standing paraplegic patient kicks ball to open World Cup A standing paraplegic man kicked the first soccer ball of the World Cup in Sao Paulo on Thursday, a triumphant moment for a research project aiming to give patients who have lost feeling in their legs the ability to walk again.
October 26, 2015 Artificial cartilage implants may reduce need for knee replacement surgery Every 45 seconds, a patient in the U.S. undergoes knee replacement surgery— and it’s only getting worse. By 2030, that number is expected to jump nearly 400 percent to 3.5 million surgeries a year. But soon, there may be another option.
October 26, 2015 Former college wrestler aims to boost concussion prevention with clip-on device A former collegiate wrestler is looking to pin a dangerous opponent familiar to young athletes everywhere: concussions.
October 26, 2015 Georgia girl's ankle, foot reattached backward to create new knee after cancer diagnosis A Georgia sixth-grader who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and elected to undergo a radical procedure that would require her ankle and foot to be reattached backward is determined to run again.
October 26, 2015 3-D print technology provides 'robohand' to 7-year-old girl Seven-year-old Faith Lennox never thought much about putting a prosthetic limb where her missing left hand had once been.
October 24, 2015 Researchers propose 'Breathalyzer' concussion test British researchers recently unveiled a proposal for a Breathalyzer test they say may lead to quicker concussion detection in athletes.
October 24, 2015 Rural clinics increasingly turn to telemedicine Fifty years in farming had given Tom Soukup a few brushes with his own mortality, but after a cow pinned him against a wall, death felt closer than ever. He lay on the muddy ground and began to pray, every gasp feeling like a stab to the chest.
