![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...
by Alfred Poor | May 5, 2015 | Medical
It looks a lot like a costume from the movie Tron, but it’s actually the prototype for a new sock that is designed to prevent injuries to the feet of diabetic patients. Diabetes can lead to circulation problems and loss of sensation in the feet, and patients...
![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...
![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...
![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...
