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by Bruce Brown | February 23, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Exoskeleton development is speeding along on many fronts. We have written about Ekso Bionics lower extremity rigid exoskeleton for rehabilitation and paraplegic mobility . We also covered Cyberdyne’s HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) for Medical Use Lower Body, used...
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by Bruce Brown | January 24, 2017 | General News, Medical
Sometimes the same technology designed to help people extracts a high cost. It has long been established that when stroke or Parkinson’s Disease patients walk, they use more energy than healthy individuals: as much as 70 percent more. In the last 10 years,...
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...
by Alfred Poor | June 17, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical
Technology presents all sorts of advantages including convenience and savings in time, labor, and cost. However, the Law of Unintended Consequences is always lurking to create new problems that may not have been considered. Wearable Health Tech devices in the...
