The newly released documentary Out On A limb, covers this subject in depth. It includes a segment with Mike McLoughlin and the Modular Prosthetic Limb, as well as segments about Targeted Muscle Innervation and many other developments occurring in this fascinating field. The inventor of the Cheetah Leg describes his original inspiration. www.outonalimbdocumentary.com

Is any work being done to address the spastic form of cerebral palsy?

When commenting on the design of Pistorius' legs I like to say it was God who did it first. Just look at the rear legs of a standing cat, for example.

As so often the case with scientists, they prove to be the most wooden, withholding and unresponsive interview guests.

Hi, We live in Boston. My husband is below-the-knee amputee, right leg.
He lost his right lower leg in 2009. He uses a prosthetic but it is not
that comfortable and doesn't seem all that high tech, given that we live in this city renowned for its state-of-the-art medicine. How do we learn
more about this newer technology? And, does insurance cover this?

do your guests have any info on advances for people with toe amputations besides the traditional inserts worn in

ones shoes.

Wait a minute--*how* do Oscar Pistorius's running prostheses provide him w/a disadvantage? And what kind of prostheses does he use for everyday walking?

Do rotating motors still lead the way in making prosthetics move or are motors that move in a straight line, like muscles, starting to get used?