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Tara Nair is a prosthetist and orthotist working in a rehabilitation laboratory in Palo Alto, California. She designs, builds, and fits artificial limbs and supportive braces, often working with patients over many years to adjust their devices as their mobility changes. Nair worked as a technician fabricating orthotic devices before earning her master’s degree in orthotics and prosthetics. She also holds an undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering.

What Is Duty Cycle in Therapeutic Ultrasound?Therapies
What Is Toe Clearance and Why Is It Important for Gait?Bones & Muscles
What Is an RGO Orthotic and How Does It Work?Therapies
What Is Ankle Strategy and Why Is It Important for Balance?Bones & Muscles
What Is a Polycentric Knee Prosthesis?Procedures
Myoelectric Prostheses: How They Work and Key Advantages Procedures
The FIST as a Functional Independence Outcome Measure Therapies
A Thumb Prosthetic: How It Works and Restores Function Procedures
Cyborg Legs: How Bionic Limbs Are Redefining Human Movement Physics
How a Myoelectric Arm Works and the Fitting Process Procedures
Leg Braces for Paraplegics: Types & How They Work Bones & Muscles
What Is an Orthosis? Types, Uses, and What to Expect Procedures
What Is Phonophoresis and How Does This Technique Work?Therapies
Prosthetic Ankle: Technology, Types, and Function Procedures
Gait Analysis Equipment: Types, Tech, and Applications Tests
Isokinetic Dynamometer: How It Works & Its Applications Tests
Voluntary Amputation: Bionic Prostheses and Neural Innovation Procedures
How the Tenodesis Grasp Supports Daily Hand Function Bones & Muscles