In this segment you will find everything about movement and coordination: Physiotherapeutic equipment for balneotherapy, hydrotherapy, ergotherapy, compression therapy, orthopaedic shock wave therapy, physical therapy for physiotherapy, cold treatment and heat treatment. Consumer goods, such as bandages, aids and mobility aids, walking aids, wheelchairs, orthopaedic feet aids, shoes and insoles as well as massage equipment, rehabilitation equipment and devices, training equipment and lateral training devices.

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Neuromuscular training

Individual training for athletes and patients

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Sports medicine

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Where are the physical limits of an athlete?

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shock wave therapy

Noninvasive and with no side effects!

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Image: feet bones; Copyright: Texas A&M University College of Engineering

Bioprinting: 3D-functional bone tissues

Dr. Akhilesh K. Gaharwar, associate professor, has developed a highly printable bioink as a platform to generate anatomical-scale functional tissues. This study was recently published in the American Chemical Society's Applied Materials and Interfaces.

Image: A man with an exoskeleton at one leg is walking up stairs; Copyright: Rolex Awards/Fred Merz

Soft robotic exosuit makes stroke survivors walk faster and farther

Research study in stroke survivors with chronic hemiparesis shows that soft exosuit technology can bring immediate improvements in walking speed and endurance tests.

Image: External low-power laser pressed against a person's finger; Copyright: Victoria Wickenheisser

Arthritis treatment: Targeting joints with light

Although today's rheumatoid arthritis treatments can reduce symptoms, they often come with serious side effects. Results from a new mouse study suggest that a new light-activated drug delivery method helps confine treatments to the joints, which could reduce whole-body side effects.

Image: Schematic of virtual re-association experiment; Copyright: Toyohashi University of Technology

Protheses: the right thumb becomes the left arm

A research team from Toyohashi University of Technology, Associate Prof. Maki Sugimoto and Prof. Kouta Minamizawa from Keio University, and Prof. Masahiko Inami from The University of Tokyo has revealed that a re-association of the right thumb with the virtual left arm can be induced by visuo-motor synchronization in a virtual environment.

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Insoles: AI-powered shoes unlock the secrets of your sole

Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have developed an AI-powered, smart insole that instantly turns any shoe into a portable gait-analysis laboratory.