April Lockhart was born with a congenital limb difference, and she tells PEOPLE about her journey to self-acceptance April Lockhart April Lockhart was born with a congenital limb difference, though ...

In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, impaired upper limb function and difficulty performing daily activities are linked to various quality-of-life domains.

Despite many advances in medicine, phantom limb pain — pain in a no longer existing or deafferented limb — still occurs in 50–80% of all amputees. Pathological neuronal activity in the residual limb ...

Knox Gibson believes he's "better off" having one arm and not two. The 14-year-old amputee from the central west of NSW has little memory of his life with two hands and he wouldn't change the ...

A new brain-controlled bionic limb has the ability to help people with leg amputations more easily navigate obstacles and walk more quickly, a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine shows.

A move to lengthen limbs internally rather than via an external scaffold could reduce the effects of painful treatments, especially among younger patients Screaming woke Lanz Ellingsworth. The ...

In a breakthrough approach that combines virtual reality and artificial tactile sensations, two amputees feel as though their prosthetic hand belongs to their own body. Moreover, the scientists show ...

During limb salvage surgery, surgeons try to save as much of your limb as possible instead of removing the entire limb. It’s used to treat tumors in your arms or legs. Limb salvage surgery, also ...