The 17th International Society of Prosthetics Congress was held in Kobe, Japan in October 2019. I attended and gave two presentations related to the work taking place in Uganda and Jordan. The theme was “Basics to Bionics”. My favourite sessions were related to outcome measures, developing countries, psychosocial issues, quality of life, prosthetics upper limb […]
A Post By Nedaa Elayan
I am a prosthetics and orthotics graduate, currently working at the University of Jordan with Dr. Mohammad Sobuh as a research assistant on the Fit4Purpose project. In this project, we are collaborating with our partners from the UCL, University of Southampton, University of Portsmouth, University of Salford and Makerere University (Uganda). In order to make […]
A Blog by Alex Rigby and Matt Pearson- Our Recent Trip to Uganda
One of the key elements of the Fit 4 Purpose project is that any upper limb prosthesis that is developed is able to be manufactured from locally sourced materials in LMICs where possible. This approach has a number of significant potential benefits over relying on imported materials and components. Locally sourced materials should in principle […]
A Post By Dr. Catherine Holloway
I am the Academic Director of the Global Disability Innovation Hub (https://www.disabilityinnovation.com) which was founded on the back of the London 2012 Paralympic Games – the most successful in the history of the Games. My role in Fit for Purpose is to explore user experiences and develop better prosthetic interfaces, including activity monitoring sensing. I […]
We’re Looking for a Research Fellow to Join the Team!
The School of Energy and Electronic Engineering at the University of Portsmouth is looking for a highly motivated Research Fellow to work on the Fit for Purpose, Affordable Body-Powered Prostheses project. This is an opportunity to work on an exciting biomedical engineering project and implement your findings with experts in Uganda and Jordan, with direct benefits to […]
A Blog by Mohammad Sobuh: Use of Body-Worn Sensors in Prosthetics and Orthotics
My clinical experience is mainly in upper limb prosthetics and at the University of Jordan I train orthotic and prosthetic students on how to fabricate prostheses for all upper limb amputation levels. However, I have been always skeptical about the functional benefit of current devices, so the exciting early work in this project offers an […]
