The biomedical technology centre at the Indian Institute of Technology- Bombay (IIT-B) has announced the development of more than 20 low-cost medical inventions, including affordable walking calipers ...

New research from the University of Sydney in Australia suggests that broken ankles may heal faster and better if patients are fitted with removable splints or braces rather than the plaster cast. The ...

If you’re recovering from an injury or just looking for a bit of stability during activity, the best knee brace for your needs should keep you feeling comfortable, supported and safe. But finding the ...

Knee pain can be a major inconvenience in our everyday lives. It can impact how comfortably we do everyday chores, like walking the dog or mowing our lawn. It can also make it hard — even scary — to ...

Casts are supportive devices used to help keep an injured bone in place while it heals. Splints, sometimes called half casts, are a less supportive, less restrictive version of a cast. Casts and ...

Removable splints and plaster casts appears to be equally safe and effective for treating minor "buckle" wrist fractures in children, researchers report in a new review of studies. However, a US ...

If you have osteoarthritis, you may be familiar with the pain, stiffness, and limited flexibility from your bone rubbing on bone. And the most common place where your symptoms show up are in your ...

That’s right, the knees. Usually, treatment for knee pain starts with a combination of physical therapy (PT) and knee brace support. Each type of knee brace is designed to support a particular knee ...

Children who break a wrist can heal as well in a splint as a cast, a study has discovered. The advantage of a splint is that it can be removed occasionally to wash the arm or let it breathe or scratch ...