FERNDALE, Wash. – For Tim Shride, helping a toddler with a crippling leg injury is fairly routine. But Shride, who makes braces and prosthetic limbs for Ferndale’s Cascade Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc.

TOKYO – Toyota is introducing a wearable robotic leg brace designed to help partially paralyzed people walk. The Welwalk WW-1000 system is made up of a motorized mechanical frame that fits on a person ...

TOKYO — Toyota is introducing a wearable robotic leg brace designed to help partially paralyzed people walk. The Welwalk WW-1000 system is made up of a motorized mechanical frame that fits on a person ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A comforting innovation for those suffering from a lower-body injury is moving to the market all because one Purdue student wanted to alleviate his mother’s discomfort as she ...

It may not have been at the same time other kids take their first steps when learning to walk, but one little boy's parents couldn't be more proud. Five-year-old Bryce was finally able to experience ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A John Ball Zoo flamingo is getting a leg up thanks to some extra support provided by a custom brace. Andes the flamingo suffered an injury this winter that made it hard ...

After suffering a stroke, many patients set goals as they work to regain functional independence, and progress is often measured in increments most of us take for granted: buttons on a shirt, words ...