by riddhi | November 4, 2015 | General News, Health, Medical
Wearable technology innovations are being integrated in care of critical injuries. According to One Call Care Management, wearable technology has the potential to impact claims costs, improve quality of life for seriously injured workers, and enhance workplace...
![Magic 3D Printed Exoskeleton for Kids [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/08/Magic-Arms.jpg?resize=599%2C274)
by Alfred Poor | July 27, 2015 | Health, Medical
More than 50,000 children in the U.S. and more than 500,000 worldwide suffer from illness or conditions that weakens their muscles to the point that they they are unable to use their arms. Many tasks that we take for granted in a toddler — feeding themselves,...
![Robotic Arm Controlled by Thoughts [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/05/Caltech-robotic-arm.jpg?resize=599%2C279)
by Alfred Poor | May 25, 2015 | Medical
When patients suffer a spinal cord injury, they often become paralyzed as their brain is no longer able to communicate with the muscles in their body. Robotics hold the promise of replacing the functions of a person’s limbs, but the problem of controlling...
![Knee Brace Harvests Energy [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/05/Rice-knee-brace.jpg?resize=600%2C307)
by Alfred Poor | May 7, 2015 | Enabling Tech
We have covered exoskeletons here before; typically, these strap-on devices help paralyzed people walk on their own. A group of students at Rice University are working on a device that doesn’t provide power to the wearer, but instead harvests energy from...
![Another Exoskeleton Helps Paralyzed Patients [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/03/Ekso-exoskeleton.jpg?resize=600%2C280)
by Alfred Poor | March 13, 2015 | Health, Medical
We’ve written about ReWalk Robotics exoskeleton here in the past, and while that has the distinction of being the first such device approved for personal use in the United States, it is not the only such system available. Ekso Bionics also makes a similar device...
