A neurological-based rehabilitation system to address phantom limb syndrome has been registered by the FDA as a Class II ...

April Lockhart was born with a congenital limb difference, and she tells PEOPLE about her journey to self-acceptance April Lockhart April Lockhart was born with a congenital limb difference, though ...

When symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), such as weakness and a loss of muscle mass, start in the limbs, doctors refer to the condition as limb onset ALS. ALS is a progressive condition ...

Knox Gibson believes he's "better off" having one arm and not two. The 14-year-old amputee from the central west of NSW has little memory of his life with two hands and he wouldn't change the ...

A new brain-controlled bionic limb has the ability to help people with leg amputations more easily navigate obstacles and walk more quickly, a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine shows.

Despite many advances in medicine, phantom limb pain — pain in a no longer existing or deafferented limb — still occurs in 50–80% of all amputees. Pathological neuronal activity in the residual limb ...

In a breakthrough approach that combines virtual reality and artificial tactile sensations, two amputees feel as though their prosthetic hand belongs to their own body. Moreover, the scientists show ...

A move to lengthen limbs internally rather than via an external scaffold could reduce the effects of painful treatments, especially among younger patients Screaming woke Lanz Ellingsworth. The ...