Home Search
prosthetics - search results
If you're not happy with the results, please do another search
How Technology Has Revolutionized Hair Loss Solutions
Technological improvements of hair transplants and wigs now offer better choices for those who find it too difficult to accept hair loss.
Tommy Hilfiger Launches Adaptive Clothing Line For Adults With Disabilities
Zipping up a jacket on a chilly day may feel like second nature for most – but for people with disabilities, it can be...
Girl Overflows With Joy at Birthday Surprise to Match Her Prosthetic Leg
Emma’s parents shot a video of their daughter opening a present on Wednesday—one that she never expected, but now she can’t stop hugging it.
Her...
Principal Surprises Student With Star Wars Squad and New 3D Arm (WATCH)
This armless 2nd grader was given a new hope for dexterity when Darth Vader and company came to his school delivering a new 3D-printed prosthetic.
Teen Celebrated for Building Star Wars Fighter Jet Around His Wheelchair
13-year-old Matthew Tillyer, who’s been paralyzed for two years due to complications from pneumonia, recently won first place for turning his wheelchair into a Star Wars...
Amputated After Frostbite, Dog Walks Anew with 4 Prosthetic Legs
Second chances should always be this sweet.
Brutus, a two-year-old Rottweiler and a quadruple-amputee, is currently living a frisky life, thanks to Orthopets Denver and...
Paralyzed Woman Flies Jet Fighter On-Screen Using Only Her Thoughts
Mind control has long been a favorite subject of science fiction writers. Characters from Professor X, in the Xmen series, to the anti-heroine in the movie Lucy have...
Boy Gets New Bionic Arm From ‘Tony Stark’ Himself (Robert Downey Jr.)
Robert Downey Jr. took time last weekend to present Alex Pring with a new hi-tech prosthetic arm designed to look like the red metallic...
Dog With No Paws Runs for First Time With 3D-Printed Legs
A South Carolina tech company has successfully outfitted Derby the dog with 3D printed prosthetics, allowing him to run down the street for the...
Viewer’s Generosity Changes Afghan Boy’s Life
Caught in an Afghanistan firefight, 12 year-old Obaid lost both his legs last year, but refused to give up hope for a wonderful life.
He...
Quadruple Amputee Stuns TV’s Mike Rowe: ‘I’m not a victim’
American soldier Travis Mills served three tours in Afghanistan until he lost his arms and legs in a bomb explosion.
The retired United States Army...
Breakthrough Bionic Hand Restores Amputee’s Sense of Touch
Nine years after an accident caused the loss of his left hand, Dennis Aabo Sørensen from Denmark became the first amputee in the world...
Printing $100 limbs in Six Hours for Sudan War Amputees
A Californian non-profit has set up a lab for 3D-printing artificial limbs in Sudan so that the local community can supply the low-cost prosthetics...
Boy Who Lost his Feet But Not his Spirit Inspires Brother to Run for Boston Amputees
On July 22, 2008, Harris's little brother Michael was rushed to the emergency room with a serious bacterial infection. His condition quickly worsened –-...
Kenny Chesney Starts Fund For Those Injured at Boston Marathon
Like so many others, Kenny Chesney watched the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings with "incredulity and horror." The country star didn’t know what...
Video: One-Legged Soccer Player Scores Incredible Goal Off Corner Kick
Third-year high school student Nico Calabria scored an amazing goal Wednesday for his varsity soccer team -- the scissor kick was especially impressive because...
Man Without Arms or Legs Swims Frigid Bering Strait
“A French swimmer who lacks legs and arms has successfully swum the frigid waters separating Alaska and Russia with the aid of paddle-like prosthetics,”...
Wounded Warriors Make First Ever All-Amputee Softball Team
A softball fan working in the prosthetics field in the Department of Veteran Affairs has assembled the first all-amputee softball team in the world....
16-Year-old Loses Legs, But Finds a Cause; Named a CNN Hero
Jordan Thomas was an active 16-year old athlete when he lost his legs in a boating accident while on vacation. He was rushed to...
Getting Back On Course: Golf Pro Serves Wounded Veterans
After golf professional Jim Estes met some wounded veterans, he was moved by "tremendous guilt".
"I started thinking about how these young kids...