I have been an above-knee amputee for over 50 years. For the first 30 years, my prosthesis was balsa wood with a simple mechanical knee. I fell a lot, could only walk at one fixed speed, would sweat ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Incoming ECU ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark — A Little Rock man is literally on top of the world. On Oct. 16, Jeff Glasbrenner reached the summit of Carstensz Pyramid in Indonesia, completing the Seven Summits and becoming what ...

Amputees have been outfitted with a prosthesis that is integrated with muscle and bone. The new creation allows patients to walk faster and avoid obstacles better than they could with past prostheses.

WINDSOR, Conn. — Fifty-seven-year-old Sixto Esquilin Jr. proudly wears a “Bionic Man” T-shirt during workouts at Hartford Healthcare’s Windsor Physical Rehabilitation Facility, and the shirt is ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Incoming East Carolina University freshman Parker Byrd underwent a successful below-the-knee amputation Thursday evening, his mother announced. Byrd has now undergone eight ...