Researchers are teaming up to create the next generation of powered prosthetic devices based on lightweight energy storing springs. The device, nicknamed SPARKy, short for Spring Ankle with ...

A prosthetic device called SPARKy (Spring Ankle with Regenerative Kinetics) has been developed by researchers at Arizona State University. The device is a robotic ankle system which helps amputees get ...

Arizona State University researchers have developed a prosthetic device that literally puts the spring back into an amputee's step. The ASU scientists have developed and refined SPARKy (for spring ...

He’s not the Dodgers most highly-ranked prospect, and he’s likely not in line to make the team’s opening day roster. But the in wake of Tony Gonsolin’s sprained ankle, which is threatening to impact ...

An ankle-foot orthotic, or AFO, is a brace that controls the kinematics and kinetics of the ankles while also compensating for weakening or correcting irregularities. AFOs can also be used to ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Minnesota Twins prospect Walker Jenkins should be ready for Opening Day, but he could miss the start of the minor-league spring schedule after suffering a mild left ankle sprain.

Just a couple of days after Cal coach Jeff Tedford said star wide receiver Keenan Allen would receive limited reps during spring practice, it turns out he's not going to get any at all. The first-team ...