Artful Prosthetic Covers Salute Healthcare Heroes
Mark Williams believes he wouldn't be here today if not for the UK's National Health Service. "They saved my life ...
1st Person: Restoring a Sense of Balance
It’s been a while since we checked in with Angie Heuser. Quick refresher: Angie became an LAKA in December 2018, ...
Best YouTube Channels by Amputees: Neo KirchBaby
Earlier this year we wrote about five amputees who've amassed huge followings on YouTube. They include Crew9t, who's been sharing ...
LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
Acupuncture Offers Quick Pain Relief for Many
Acupuncture is the stimulation of specific points on the body through a variety of techniques, including the insertion of thin filiform ...
Carrying Your Prosthetic Devices in Style
Have you ever had to go out when you weren’t wearing your prosthesis? Perhaps you needed to use crutches or your ...
Interview With a World Traveler
LuAnn Kleemeyer, a right above-knee amputee who uses a cane, loves to see the world. She has visited more than ...
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
Tokyo 2021: Lacey Henderson Looks Ahead
When we spoke to Lacey Henderson back on March 19, the Paralympics were still supposedly going to be held on ...
Prosthetics Manufacturers Shift to PPE Production
Companies all over the world are shifting from prosthetics production to the manufacture of 3D-printed personal protective equipment (PPE) for ...
COVID-19 Q&A: Hand-washing Hacks of Upper-limb Amputees
Before the pandemic, most of us didn't have a fully considered hand-washing strategy—or a poorly considered one, for that matter ...
Telehealth Case Study: Sheila’s New Foot
Rural Iowa is gorgeous. But when you need to see a prosthetist to adjust your new high-tech foot, and you ...
Instagram Amputees: Jack Thomas
Many musicians have twice as many arms but not even a tenth of Jack Thomas's emotional range. This amputee reminded ...
Going the Distance on Social Distance
Sometimes it feels like we've been living in quarantine forever. To put things in perspective, we rounded up a few ...
COVID-19 Q+A: How will the pandemic affect employment for amputees?
The pandemic is pushing all of us, able-bodied or not, into unfamiliar territory—but that's often where new opportunities lie, John ...
Physical Therapy at Home Using Virtual Reality
Currently prescribed physical therapy often requires patients to complete regular exercises at home. Outside of the clinic, patients rarely receive ...