For people with multiple sclerosis — the autoimmune disease that attacks the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves — walking may become difficult. Damaged nerves can interrupt the signals telling the ...

As you, a parent or a loved one age, mobility can become more challenging. Daily tasks like balancing, sitting down or even a short walk might leave you a bit winded. If this sounds familiar, an ...

To understand, model and optimize the comfort of lower limb robotic exoskeletons, researchers in the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering have been awarded a $700,000 grant from the ...

Walking assist devices market analysis based on competitive intensity and how the competition will take shape in coming years. PORTLAND, OREGON, US, August 22, 2022 /EINPresswire.com / -- Factors such ...

CEDHARS Senior Scientist and biomedical engineering Professor Dr. Alan Eberhardt paired with the MENTOR Coffee Club for his students to develop innovative assistive devices to address obstacles people ...

(Reuters Health) - Governments in low- and middle-income countries give some thought to access for devices that assist disabled elderly, a recent study suggests, but more attention is needed. Poorer ...