The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released their final determinations from the Second Biannual 2025 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code application meetings. Among the final determinations are 2 new L-codes pertaining to the lower limb, which are valid for claims with dates of service on or after April 1, 2026, as follows…

A research team led by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has successfully decoded leg movements directly from the remaining nerves in people with transfemoral amputations. Using novel implantable neurotechnology and an artificial intelligence (AI) method based on the nervous system’s own “language,” the researchers could interpret detailed movements—even the will to wiggle toes.

A University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine scientist is investigating a new approach to treat neuropathy without relying on pain pills and antidepressants. Assistant Professor Dr. Jim Nichols is focused on overlooked mechanisms in the body that may show how the inability to make insulin has “downstream” consequences in other areas, such as how the brain processes and registers sensation in the limbs.

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Overuse of our tendons can cause painful medical conditions, known as tendinopathy. Researchers have now deciphered an important molecular mechanism that triggers these problems. Their findings will facilitate the development of new treatments. A team of researchers led by Jess Snedeker, a professor of orthopedic biomechanics at ETH Zurich and Balgrist University Hospital in Zurich, and Katrien De Bock, professor of exercise and health at ETH Zurich, has

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Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have created a model driven by generative artificial intelligence (AI) that will help prevent injuries in athletes and also aid in rehabilitation after an injury. The model could also help athletes train better. The model, called BIGE (for Biomechanics-informed GenAI for Exercise Science), was trained with athlete movements together with information about the biomechanical constraints on the human body, such as…

Researchers from Chongqing Medical University and Chengdu University in China have developed a body-temperature responsive, 3D-printed shape-memory scaffold coated with a metal polyphenol network to treat infectious bone defects. Using a combination of low-temperature 3D printing and surface biofunctionalization, the scaffold was designed to adapt to irregular bone defects while providing antibacterial activity, immune regulation, and osteogenic support.