Neuromuscular Disorders

Elena Silva gripped her cellphone, struggling to convey a sense of urgency to her husband, Brian Woodward, whose response was drowned out by the background din of a suburban Maryland swimming pool on a steamy July afternoon.

Called robo-ankle, the device can also assist people with more serious neuromuscular disorders like cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis.

Elena Silva gripped her cellphone, struggling to convey a sense of urgency to her husband, Brian Woodward, whose response was drowned out by the background din of a suburban Maryland swimming pool on a steamy July afternoon.

Called robo-ankle, the device can also assist people with more serious neuromuscular disorders like cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis.