In the United States, approximately 185,000 people have an amputation each year, 507 people lose a limb each day, and 2.1 million people currently live with limb loss. By 2050, this number will reach ...

At Chris Kort’s midtown Manhattan office, Eric has stopped by to try on his new foot. Kort, prosthetist and president of Prosthetics in Motion, has created a new, lighter device for him to try. It ...

A prosthetist-orthotist makes life-changing creations for people with disabilities Angela Montgomery, a prosthetist-orthotist, has been making molds, braces and artificial limbs to help people with ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. In 2010, when Ed Nathan was in his 50s, a muscle at the back ...

NAME: Eric Shoemaker TITLE: Certified prosthetist orthotist COMPANY: Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics in Hampden Twp., Gettysburg and York YEARS IN FIELD: 13 Q: What does a prosthetist do? A: ...

At least 10,000 amputations occur in Korea every year as a result of accidents, infections, or injuries. Kim Jung-hyun has been making prosthetics at Silobionic, a company established 14 years ago ...