A Lightweight, Untethered Ankle Exoskeleton Can Help Improve Energy Cost of Walking in Cerebral Palsy Patients

A lightweight, untethered ankle exoskeleton can lead to clinically significant improvements in walking economy in children and young adults with cerebral palsy, a study shows. The study, “An untethered ankle exoskeleton improves walking economy in a pilot study of individuals with cerebral palsy,” was published in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems…

Systematic Approach Needed for Evaluation of Pain in Children with Medical Complexities

A systematic approach is necessary when evaluating pain in children with medical complexities who cannot verbally communicate pain, according to a new study. The study, “CE: Original Research Pain in Nonverbal Children with Medical Complexity A Two-Year Retrospective Study,” was published in the American Journal of Nursing. Pain is a basic symptom of many medical…