For many amputees, losing a limb is just the beginning of a lifelong journey filled with challenges. One such challenge is the sensation of a "phantom limb" – a phenomenon where amputees feel their missing limb is still present. The human body is a marvel of engineering, with...
The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) has developed a Modular Prosthetic Limb which can give an amputee a greater range of motion and comfort following a procedure to connect it. This procedure is a great accomplishment for the field of prosthetics, eliminating one of the...