A li Truwit would describe herself as a lifelong athlete. She’s always loved exercise, and grew up playing just about every ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A 20-year-old Portland man lost a prosthetic leg, knee, and running blade to a car break-in earlier this month, and now a reward is being offered to help find the stolen ...

BEAVERTON Ore. (KPTV) - Saturday was a special morning in Beaverton for some young athletes living with limb loss as the Running is a Right program gifted some patients of Shriners Children’s Hospital ...

Advances in biomechanics and prosthetic engineering have significantly transformed our understanding of running in amputee athletes. The integration of running‐specific prostheses (RSPs) has enabled ...

When Ali Truwit crossed the finish line at the Copenhagen Marathon in 2023, she couldn’t have imagined how hard it would be to run the 26.2-mile distance again.

She’s since helped donate 11 prosthetic legs to women and girls. Truwit ran that Copenhagen Marathon on Mother’s Day in 2023 ...

Prosthetic legs can be life-changing. Neo KirchBaby understands this well. She was born with a birth defect, something she explained in a video detailing her journey as a double amputee. Essentially, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The family of a young man battling bone cancer is hoping someone will come across his stolen prosthetic leg. Doctors diagnosed Atticus Root with cancer at the age of 13. The next year ...

Prosthetic legs have gotten smarter and smarter thanks to advanced sensors and lightweight motors, but this week they're getting their biggest overhaul yet: the latest bionic leg can be controlled ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A patient of ...