When Joseph Alvarado showed up to a mobility clinic at Rice University, the 15-year-old went in expecting to learn tips on how to maneuver with his prosthetic leg. What he didn’t expect was receiving ...
Arizona State University researchers have developed a prosthetic device that literally puts the spring back into an amputee's step. The ASU scientists have developed and refined SPARKy (for spring ...
Gabrielle Guerrero was 15 when doctors told her that her life would never be the same. “They were like, ‘You’re young and energized, but you’ll never be able to walk again without assistance,’” said ...