Not exact matches
Technology is improving the lives of amputees, enabling them to
move prosthetic
limbs just by thinking.
This is normal, but it is not normal if the pains are accompanied by a rash, fever, swelling, an inability to
move their
limbs properly, or other things that
just don't appear to be right about your child.
«Man with quadriplegia employs injury bridging technologies to
move again —
just by thinking: First recipient of implanted brain - recording and muscle - stimulating systems reanimates
limb that had been stilled for 8 years.»
It was created by the Mexican Max Ortiz Catalan, who lives in Sweden, the device becomes an extension of the human body through osseointegration, this means that it connects directly to the bone via a titanium implant, and thanks to the neuronal and muscle binding interfaces a robust and intuitive control of the artificial hand is achieved, this way
just by thinking about it is possible to
move the
limb.
«What allowed this lineage of animals to start to exploit the land was not
just a matter of changing the fins to
limbs but also the ability to
move their head so they could navigate in shallow water,» says Ted Daeschler, a team coleader and a paleontologist at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.
Still, there remains one stark difference between his invention and the real human
limb: Herr's prosthesis does not connect to the central nervous system, so the wearer can not
move it
just by thinking.
A man missing his lower leg has gained precise control over a prosthetic
limb,
just by thinking about
moving it — all because his unused nerves were preserved during the amputation and rerouted to his thigh where they can be used to communicate with a robotic leg.
In «Out on a
Limb» Phoebe McFarland has
just moved back to her hometown of White Oak, Tennessee, a sleepy rural community nestled in the mist - shrouded ridges and isolated hollows of the Smoky Mountains.
Leaving North America for more hospitable weather during the winter — when minds,
limbs and spirits need a respite — isn't
just a smart
move; it could add years to your life.
The catch is that the
limbs don't
move where they should (or where you want them to), and you
just have to
move them in the general direction of your target and hope that they reach or touch it.