Oregon State University – Cascades (OSU-Cascades) launched the first doctor of physical therapy (DPT) degree program at a state public university this fall, welcoming an initial cohort of 45 students.
OSU-CASCADES LAUNCHES DPT PROGRAM
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TEAM TREATING PARKINSON’S FOG WITH AI
An interdisciplinary research team from William & Mary is developing an innovative new treatment for the movement-related symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, which affects more than 10 million people worldwide. The treatment uses a combination of hardware and software to administer targeted…
AMPUTATION DECISION AID WEBSITE LAUNCHED
A team from Australia’s La Trobe University’s School of Allied Health, Human Services, and Sport, Discipline of Prosthetics and Orthotics, recently launched an Amputation Decision Aid website, which includes a collection of freely available resources to help people make more informed…
RESEARCHERS DISCOVER WAY TO SWITCH ON, SPEED UP TENDON HEALING
Researchers at CÚRAM, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Medical Devices based at National University Ireland Galway, have shown how walking can power an implantable stimulator device to speed up treatment of musculoskeletal diseases. The research, which was published in…
U-M TO BUILD EVERYDAY EXOSKELETONS
In an effort to bring robotic assistance to workers, the elderly, and more, a University of Michigan (U-M) team is developing a new type of powered exoskeleton for lower limbs, funded by $1.7 million from the National Institutes of Health. The team plans to develop a modular, powered exoskeleton system that…
Implantable Magnets May Improve Prosthetic Control
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT’s) Media Lab have developed a new strategy, called magnetomicrometry (MM), that they believe could improve control of prosthetic limbs. The strategy is based on the idea that if sensors could measure what muscles in the residual limb are doing, those…
A New, Inexpensive Way to Heal Chronic Wounds
A Michigan State University (MSU) researcher is leading an international team of scientists to develop a low-cost, practical biopolymer dressing that helps heal chronic wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs).
O&P Assistant Program Offered in MI
A new Orthotist and Prosthetist Assistant Studies (OPA) specialization is being offered within the Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science (EXS) degree program in the Department of Human Movement Science at Oakland University, Rochester, MI. This is one of the first OPA programs to be launched in the U.S., and…
Researchers Develop Low-Cost Method to Help Prevent DFUs
Millions of people with diabetes are at risk of developing diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), which often lead to amputations and other health complications. Now, scientists from the Staffordshire University Centre for Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Technologies (CRBT) in England have developed a new method to…
AI Algorithm Trained to Recognize DVT
Researchers at Oxford University, Imperial College, and the University of Sheffield collaborated with English tech company ThinkSono to train a machine learning artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm (AutoDVT) to distinguish patients who had deep vein thrombosis (DVT) from those without DVT.
Medline Launches Free Online Wound Care Courses
Medline has launched a new series of chronic wound care courses designed to enhance clinical knowledge of chronic wounds. Created by Medline clinical volunteers as part of the company’s Global Health Initiative, the 4-course series is available in both English and Spanish…
Self-Powered Implantable Device Stimulates Fast Bone Healing
The latest invention by Xudong Wang, PhD, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, makes electrostimulation a more convenient option than it currently is to speed up healing of broken bones. His thin, flexible device is self-powered…
Chemical Cocktail Promotes Muscle Damage Repair
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers have identified a drug cocktail that can activate and expand a population of muscle stem cells, which are either resident in the muscle, or are isolated from other tissues, such as the skin.
Advances in Flexible Electronics Manufacturing May Improve Prostheses
Engineers from the University of Glasgow Bendable Electronics and Sensing Technologies (BEST) group have developed a new method for manufacturing electronics, which prints high-performance silicon directly onto flexible materials.
FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation for Amputee Pain Block System
Neuros Medical, Willoughby Hills, OH, has received Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of its novel high-frequency nerve block system as an aid in the management of chronic intractable pain of the…
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