Prosthesis

The Boston Marathon is a race that is held every year on the third Monday of April since 1897. This event attracted several people. On April 15,2013 two bombs went off near the finish line killing 3 bystanders and wounding more than 250 people. Not only were people seriously injured but property was damaged and the entire city was in shock. Automatically people believed they fell victim to terrorist attacks. Four days later after the FBI took over a video immersed that revealed brothers,…

In this article which titled “Effects of a Flat Prosthetic Foot Rocker Section on Balance and Mobility.” That was written by Hansen, I figure out that many people have lost parts of their bodies because of accidents or diseases. Owing to advances in science and technology, artificial body parts are available to restore the functions of the natural bodies, even if not perfectly. Normally, people can survive loss of parts and other appendages more than what regards the loss of vital organs.…

Amputations were very common during this time, and it is not like what surgery is like in present day. There was no anesthesia yet, so many people drank alcohol prior to the amputation to help dull the pain. Usually, people knew for several days that they would be getting an amputation, so soldiers were known to hoard alcohol rations until day of surgery so that they could be more sedated, per se. The reason why they had to wait is because once the wound is washed out and cleaned thoroughly, the…

We could look at a more recent development instead of an extravagant experiment that hasn’t been carried out to get a finer example of how cyborgs are beneficial to human and enhance our bodies so that we can improve our future faster and more efficiently. Dr. Garth Webb, an optometrist in British Columbia developed a lens called Ocumetics Bionic Lens with the goal of optimizing eyesight irrespective of age, and an individual’s health. With the glasses, the eye care industry would be completely…

Through research, evidence supports that prosthetics are modernized. Prosthetics also significantly help amputees, making them a necessity for those who need support, according to professionals in the field. Prosthetics are created from plastic and usually have small sensors to track electrical nerves within a limb, but with developed technology, prosthetics can do so much more. Prosthetics have developed to detect certain signals, and in order to prepare an individual for prosthetics,…

There are many ways a person could be driven to undertake a mission. Farah Ahmadi from The Other Side of the Sky was driven to undertake her mission because she wanted her and her mother to make it to Pakistan safely. Annie Johnson was driven to undertake her mission because she wanted to support her kids. Ernesto's from Barrio Boy was driven to undertake his mission because he was moved to America. Farah Ahmadi was driven to undertake her mission because she wanted her and her mother, the…

3D Printing in Medicine Technology today has come so far and is progressively advancing for tremendous changes in the healthcare fields. These changes will not only save lives, but will give patients quicker, cheaper, and more precise care in many aspects. A new cutting edge technology available today in medicine is 3D printers with computer aided drafting software to create designs that can actually mold medical devices and parts for patient care. Even though 3D printing was invented in the…

Having been born in the nineties and growing up throughout the two thousands I took a lot of technology for granted, assuming that they have already been around for a while and that it was common for everyone to have these technologies, for example the internet, computers, and video games, but it wasn’t until I was older that I realized how fast technology was advancing, and how much new technology I took for granted as a kid. We see great ideas and new advancements in technology pop up…

The screen goes black. The music has stopped. A slow tapping sound like an ice pick on a window alternates with the sound of footsteps, as a white stage and the legs of a performer come into view. One leg is bare, a conventionally sexy woman’s leg ending in a towering heel-less shoe. The other is less expected: rather than flesh and bone, there is a sleek black blade, a dark stalactite beginning at the knee and ending in a dangerous point. The spike taps and slices across the glassy surface of…

Prosthetic limbs have been giving people second chances at life for the last 150 years. In those 150 years prosthetic limbs have come a long way, but there is still many problems. Out of the many problems in the prosthetic limb industry, there is three main problems. The main problems include making the product available for the mass market, price of each limb, and the last problem for prosthetic limbs is advancing the technology. Although prosthetic limbs are essential for some of the people in…