by Alfred Poor | January 8, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
A recurring theme here at Health Tech Insider is the question of alternative user interfaces for electronic devices. Due to injury, disease, or other disability, many people are not able to use the traditional mouse, keyboard, or touch pad inputs that are the common...
![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...
![Intelligent Bandage Detects Bed Sores Early [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/03/UC-Berkeley-bed-sore.jpg?resize=599%2C265)
by Alfred Poor | March 24, 2015 | Medical
Patients who are confined to a bed or wheelchair for extended lengths of time are susceptible of developing pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores. Pressure on one part of the body for too long can cut off blood flow to the skin, resulting in damaged tissue that...
![Suit Warns Paraplegics of Injury [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/02/Bruise-suit.jpg?resize=598%2C291)
by Alfred Poor | February 12, 2015 | Health
Talan Skeels-Piggins is a former member of the UK Royal Navy who suffered a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down. He went on to compete as a downhill skier in the 10th Winter Paralympics, but an injury forced him to give that up. Instead, he...
by Alfred Poor | February 6, 2015 | Medical
After neurological damage cause by stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, or disease, patients often have learn how to control their bodies all over again. Swiss-based Hocoma is a world leader in robotic equipment designed to help with the physical...
