Researchers are teaming up to create the next generation of powered prosthetic devices based on lightweight energy storing springs. The device, nicknamed SPARKy, short for Spring Ankle with ...

An ankle-foot orthotic, or AFO, is a brace that controls the kinematics and kinetics of the ankles while also compensating for weakening or correcting irregularities. AFOs can also be used to ...

MESA, Ariz. — Researchers at Arizona State University's Polytechnic campus and the Military Amputee Research Program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center are teaming up to create the next generation of ...

According to fashion insiders, you'll be seeing ballet flats with ankle straps everywhere in spring and summer 2024. It's a fresh twist on a shoe trend we've already embraced: Ballet flats have become ...

A prosthetic device called SPARKy (Spring Ankle with Regenerative Kinetics) has been developed by researchers at Arizona State University. The device is a robotic ankle system which helps amputees get ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In his first game as the reigning World Series MVP, Freddie Freeman did what he does. A total of 125 days have passed since Freeman etched himself into Los Angeles Dodgers lore ...

He’s not the Dodgers most highly-ranked prospect, and he’s likely not in line to make the team’s opening day roster. But the in wake of Tony Gonsolin’s sprained ankle, which is threatening to impact ...

The majority of protheses available today that replace the lower leg, ankle, and foot are passive devices that store energy in an elastic element (similar to a coiled spring) at the beginning of a ...

Who knew 2007 would be such a boom year for prosthetic ankles? Surely not us, but what a year it's been, with MIT's artificial foot and ankle design we saw last month, and the ankle exoskeleton we saw ...

When someone has suffered a stroke, they may have difficulty regaining a proper walking gait. An experimental new device could help, though, by springing up their heel with each step. Stroke victims ...