Background Understanding how prostheses are used in everyday life is central to the
design, provision and evaluation of prosthetic devices and associated services. This paper …

Analysis of the manipulation strategies employed by upper-limb prosthetic device users can
provide valuable insights into the shortcomings of current prosthetic technology or …

Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) report upper limb function as their top recovery
priority. To accurately represent the true impact of new interventions on patient function …

The efferent control chain for an upper-limb myoelectric prosthesis can be separated into 3
key areas: signal generation, signal acquisition, and device response. Data were collected …

Trials for therapies after an upper limb amputation (ULA) require a focus on the real-world
use of the upper limb prosthesis. In this paper, we extend a novel method for identifying …

Hand loss profoundly impacts daily functioning. Reversal of amputation through hand
replantation or transplantation offers an alternative to prosthetics for some. Whether …

Intent sensing—the ability to sense what a user wants to happen—has many potential
technological applications. Assistive medical devices, such as prosthetic limbs, could benefit …

Neuromuscular disorders cause progressive muscular weakness, which limits upper
extremity mobility and performance during activities of daily life. Dynamic arm supports can …

Making Hands: The Design and Use of Upper Extremity Prosthetics provides a historical
account of the development of upper extremity prostheses. It describes different aspects …

Force control abilities are essential to interact with objects in our environments. However,
there is a lack of evaluation tools and methods to test the force control abilities of the upper …