SANTA MONICA BLVD — Dealing with the loss of a limb is difficult enough without hassling with an outmoded prosthetic socket that will more than likely have to be replaced within the first year of its ...

Despite the many technological advances in the field of prosthetics, amputees still face an obstacle when it comes to the comfort of the socket, or the actual molded cup that meets the artificial ...

LIM Innovations, a California-based healthcare startup that has created an innovative prosthetics socket, aims to close out its first round of funding–$1.5 million–by the end of October. So far the ...

As a physically active college student Trevor LeMaster is no stranger to bodily aches and pains. He is a runner and a former high school wrestler who experiences soreness and workout injuries.

As a physically active college student Trevor LeMaster is no stranger to bodily aches and pains. He is a runner and a former high school wrestler who experiences soreness and workout injuries.

Many people in developing countries who have lost a limb live with a common problem: They have no prosthesis. Josh Tacca, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering, traveled to Quito, Ecuador, last ...

Researchers have developed a new, data-driven way of fitting prosthetic legs which could lead to better fitting prosthetics, in less time and at a lower cost. The technology has been developed by ...