The Range of Motion Project has become synonymous with climbing mountains, thanks to its annual fundraising treks in South America. This year, the organization will begin the rollout of a new strategic plan that sets goals every bit as lofty, and as hard to reach, as a stratospheric Andean summit.
Headlined by the slogan “Immobility Is History,” the plan points toward a day in which every amputee—regardless of income, insurance, geographic location, or other circumstances—can get a high-quality prosthesis accompanied by comprehensive rehabilitative care.
ROMP has been refining that model for 20-plus years in Ecuador, Guatemala, and the United States, with tremendous success. The new strategic plan encompasses a suite of innovations to export that model to countries around the world.
Key components of the model include:
Rapid Socket Fabrication
ROMP is partnering with Amparo to deploy an innovative fabrication system based on thermoforming. A well-developed technology that’s already in use across much of the world, thermoforming sharply reduces the socket-build timeline while expanding convenience and flexibility.
Digital Technology
ROMP employs a holistic care model that doesn’t end with the delivery of a prosthesis. ROMP’s phone-friendly Movili app looms as a key tool in expanding this model to more patients across a broader geographic region.
Prosthetic Recycling
ROMP has long relied on recycled components donated by clinics and individual amputees. Starting this year, ROMP will begin to set up a nationwide network of regional recycling centers to promote participation, cut costs, and increase efficiencies.
Learn more about the global campaign at rompglobal.org.
