Personal ECG to Ship in December

by Alfred Poor | November 10, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

Have you ever noticed something go “bump” in your heartbeat? Sometimes, it’s just a “premature ventricular contraction” (PVC) that are more or less normal for people who have healthy hearts. It may feel as though your heart “skipped...

Single Device Gives Both TENS and EMS Treatments [video]

by Bruce Brown | November 8, 2016 | General News, Medical

Electrical stimulation (e-stim) devices have different purposes. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) devices relieve muscle pain and tension by stimulating nerve pathways. Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) units relax, build, and strengthen muscles by...

Smart Prosthetic Limb Components Work Together [video]

by Bruce Brown | November 7, 2016 | General News, Medical

Movement, balance, gait, walking speed, energy expenditure, and endurance all factor in lower limb prosthetics. We’ve previously covered a bionic leg that produces normal gait by controlling ankle-foot movement. Endolite’s Linx goes further with a fully...

3D Printed Insoles for Diabetes Patients

by Alfred Poor | November 4, 2016 | General News, Medical

Diabetics can develop neuropathy — damage to nerves — in their feet, which in turn leads to a loss of sensation. As a result, their feet don’t get sore when pressure is applied to a certain point. In time, this pressure can lead to wounds that are...

Smartphone App Helps Manage Health Data [video]

by Alfred Poor | November 3, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

The Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) has mandated many changes to the U.S. healthcare system. Two of these are the required use of electronic health records and the creation of patient portals that allow patients to access their information online. These...

System Guides Healthcare App “Prescriptions” [video]

by Alfred Poor | November 2, 2016 | General News, Health, Medical

One of the engines that powers the digital health revolution is the smartphone. Most of us now carry a power computer in our pockets, capable of performing a wide range of useful tasks. But there are more than 245,000 health-related apps in the Apple Store alone; how...