Canada
Last Updated: Feb 21
News from The O&P EDGE
- Canadian Researchers Build a More Intuitive Bionic Hand A Canadian athlete’s dream to one day “move” his fingers again after losing an arm in a workplace accident is now within grasp, thanks to a robotic arm prosthesis being developed at Simon Fraser University.
- MEC17 Abstract Submission Deadline is March 1
- Schroth Therapy Helps Teens With Scoliosis
- UNB Bionics Expert Wins Research Award
- Canadian University Studying Use of Exoskeletons Immediately Following SCIs
- Literature Review: Evidence Base for Elevated Vacuum Suspension
- Orpyx Cofounder Receives Innovation Award
- Vorum Collaborates on Humanitarian Efforts for 3D-Printed O&P Devices
- UNB Students Creating Golf Prosthesis
- OP Canada Issues Call for Abstracts
- Canadian Diabetes Association Calls for Government Action
- Cascade Acquires OrtoPed
- Biomechanics Research Reveals Potential to Treat “Runner’s Knee” With Orthotics
- Study: Characterizing the O&P Workplace Environment
- Canada’s War Amps’ CHAMP Program Turns 40
- Canada, U.S. to Help Ukraine Develop a Prosthetic Care System
- In Memoriam: Gary Tremblay, RTPO
- CAPO and CBCPO Merge
- Canadian Amputee Golf Association Accepting Academic Scholarship Applications
- Study Examines Environmental, Personal Factors on Participation of Lower-Limb Prosthetic Users