PHYSIO TECH: News

Here you will find the news on the topics of physiotherapy, orthopaedic technology and sports medicine. Don't miss groundbreaking advances through modern manufacturing methods and high-tech materials. Find out everything about innovative treatment methods and the advances that robotics is making possible in rehabilitation. Everything clearly and compactly summarized for you.

Image: The image shows an X-ray of the human knee

14.08.2025

Bioactive composite scaffold for bone repair

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Image: The image shows a sequence of rehabilitation stages using various robotic devices, Copyright: NeuroRestore / EPFL / CHUV 2025

06.06.2025

Robotics and stimulation aid spinal injury recovery

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Image: An elderly man wears an exoskeleton on his arm and raises his hand with a smile; Copyright: Sabrina Bauer / TUM

20.03.2025

Combination of electrical stimulation and exoskeleton

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Image: Two scientists wearing lab coats and safety goggles operate a material testing machine in a laboratory; Copyright: University of Oregon

17.01.2025

Implantable sensors provide insights into bone recovery

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Image: Doctor and a patient wearing a neck brace practice muscle exercises for daily tasks, such as holding a smartphone; Copyright: Heidelberg University Hospital

09.01.2025

Rehabilitation after spinal cord injuries with antibodies

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Image: Person wears an exoskeleton for the leg that can support and relieve strain during movements.

22.11.2024

"WalkON" make walking easier and promote mobility

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Image: AI model of a hand to research motor manipulation; Copyright: EPFL / UNIGE

11.10.2024

AI enhances understanding of hand movement

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Image: Picture showing how the foldable pouch actuators improve soft rehabilitation gloves; Copyright: Chiba University

02.08.2024

New actuator improves finger extension in rehab gloves

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Image: On the left, a man is sitting while wearing an exoskeleton. There is a woman talking to the man and trying to help him get up.

15.02.2024

Mobile patient lifts enhance ICU patient recovery

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Image: Biomechanical carbon hand prosthesis for disabled people on the table in the office, another white prosthesis in the background; Copyright: ionadidishvili

15.12.2023

Hand prostheses: AI makes gripping more intuitive

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Image: Kim Peper (in the middle) stands on the GyroTrainer board. Elisabeth Jensen (front left) determines the individual stiffness, right: Jan Lang; Copyright: Andreas Heddergott / TUM

29.11.2023

GyroTrainer with AI: Individual back training machine

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Image: Prosthesis: 3D-printed plastics polylactic acid and thermoplastic polyurethane. Each finger contains four parts held together by plastic pins; Copyright: University of Houston

18.10.2023

3D printable prostheses to restore amputees' finger mobility

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Image: Young girl does movement exercises with a tension band; Copyright: University of Jyväskylä

13.10.2023

Cerebral Palsy: multicomponent exercise

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Image: Close-up of a sensor bracelet demonstrator; Copyright: Fraunhofer IBMT

13.10.2023

Bidirectional control of prosthetic hands

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Image: A woman sits on a prototype of an optimized office chair; Copyright: TU Dresden

11.10.2023

Sensor and software to promote office staff’s physical activity

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Image: A device for monitoring arm movements, part of the post-stroke rehabilitation system; Copyright: KTU

01.08.2023

AI-based system will help people after stroke

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Image: Patient wearing a prosthetic arm directly attached to the skeleton and neuromuscular system; Copyright: Chalmers University of Technology

21.07.2023

Bionic hand: unprecedented control

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Image: Patient and doctor are looking at and discussing the x-ray of a spine; Copyright: Pressmaster

05.07.2023

AI supports rehabilitation after spinal cord injury

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Image: A man walks in a garden with an ankle exo suit on his lower left leg; Copyright: Biodesign Lab / Harvard SEAS

09.06.2023

Independence for post-stroke wearers

Image: Two men and a woman pose with the BIXEPS device; Copyright: National University of Singapore

30.05.2023

Magnetic muscle therapy improves mobility

Image: The carrier of the ARM2U team, Kyle Briggs, competing with the prosthesis at a Cybathlon 2023 event; Copyright: BarcelonaTech (UPC)

25.05.2023

Low-cost robotic arm: an alternative prosthese

Image: Elderly woman in physical rehabilitation with a dumbbell assisted by a physiotherapist; Copyright: bialasiewicz

05.05.2023

Physical activity crucial for poststroke recovery

Image: ARC trial participant in active therapy: ARC Therapy is designed to deliver targeted, programmed spinal cord stimulation; Copyright: ONWARD Medical NV

05.04.2023

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network "ReWIRE"

Image: An insole is made on a 3D printer; Copyright: Marco Binelli / ETH Zürich

24.03.2023

3D-printed insoles measure sole pressure directly in the shoe

Image: Balance exercises outdoors. Mature woman standing on one leg exercising balance; Copyright: microgen

06.03.2023

Poor balance may indicate changes in brain volume

Image: old man falls to the ground and touches his forehead; Copyright: LightFieldStudios

28.02.2023

Balance ability predicts cognitive impairment

$Image: X-ray of the hip with a hip fracture; Copyright: Booyabazooka$

24.01.2023

Mechanical stimulation could be used to prevent falls

Image: Usability testing of the fixator with a bone; Copyright: Imperial College London

20.01.2023

Affordable device for fixing broken bones

Image: A patient is examined and measured for seated knee extension speed, quadriceps strength, knee range of motion, and knee pain; Copyright: Osaka Metropolitan University

19.01.2023

Total knee arthroplasty: Faster knee for better walking

Image: A young woman in a white shirt operates her bionic prosthetic arm; Copyright: StudioVK

04.01.2023

A prosthetic limb that can read my mind

Image: A man in a white shirt sits on an office chair and holds his back in pain; Copyright: Markus Bernards

20.10.2022

Treatment for back pain: 84 percent increase in success rate

Image: Senior woman holding the hand of a doctor; Copyright: PantherMedia/Lighthunter

02.09.2021

Rehab device enables stroke patients with arm disabilities to do more physical training

Image: Participant trains in the Ekso GT during an inpatient gait training session; Copyright: Kessler Foundation

09.08.2021

High-dose gait training with robotic exoskeleton after acute stroke

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