If the inner socket of a prosthetic leg doesn't conform to the contours of the user's leg stump, considerable pain and even skin ulcers may result. A new prosthesis should help keep that from ...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — A Delray Beach boxer refusing to let disability define him is celebrating a major victory and has a new belt to show for it. Julian Gonzalez, who was born with one leg and missing ...

Mike Schultz first made his own prosthetic leg in 2010. Now, his company BioDapt provides equipment to other elite para athletes.

DICKINSON, N.D. -- Five-year-old Tyson Williams darted around Rocky Butte Park in Dickinson on Wednesday -- up the hills, through the trees and back to the playground. He was still learning to use to ...

"Smart" prosthetic legs can help amputees achieve a natural walking gait, but it's done through robotic sensors and algorithms that drive the limb forward at predetermined rates. A better way would be ...

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 ...

A commercial robotic leg could potentially benefit both higher- and lower-mobility amputees, University of Michigan roboticists have shown for the first time. The leg provided the largest gains when ...

Lyric Mariah has two prosthetic legs — one named Bertha, for sneakers, and the other, Tina, for high heels — and they’re taking the Internet by storm. Now a model in London, Mariah has amassed more ...

ROCHESTER — Meghan Erickson became a prosthetic user before she could even remember. She was born with a birth defect called amniotic band syndrome, when the amniotic sac is entangled around part of ...