Therapeutic Resources Blog
Fashionable Prostheses Trade Realistic Color For Personal Pizazz
April 22, 2016
Prosthetic limbs for people who have lost an arm or a leg have come a long way in the past decade. They are now lighter and more comfortable and flexible. You can change out a prosthetic foot for a ski, an ice skate, or a "cheetah foot" for high-performance running. Read More »
Just Like Human Skin, This Plastic Sheet Can Sense And Heal
April 21, 2016
Artificial limbs have come a long way since the days of peg legs and hooks for hands. But one thing most of these prosthetics lack is a sense of touch. Zhenan Bao intends to change that. Read More »
Ask Well: Why Is Arthritis More Common in Women Than Men?
April 20, 2016
Roughly one in four women have been given diagnoses of arthritis, compared with about one in five men, according to national health figures. But there are more than a hundred different kinds of arthritis, said Dr. Kelly Weselman, a rheumatologist who spoke on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology, and while some types disproportionately affect women, there are also forms that affect men more. Read More »
Beautiful minds, wasted
April 19, 2016
How not to squander the potential of autistic people Read More »