JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2025
FEATURES
When Will Mind-Controlled Prosthetics Reach Consumers?
Neuroprosthetic devices could transform amputees’ lives—if they ever escape the R&D dungeon. Read about the opportunities for progress, and the obstacles that keep these advanced devices off the market.
Test-Case Scenarios Improve Amputee Care
Ever wondered how to find projects that are actively recruiting amputee subjects? Here’s how to decide which studies are good fits for you, how to connect with research teams, and how to guarantee your privacy.
Love Don’t Come Easy for Amputees
Finding love is hard for everyone, especially for amputees. When I needed some insights about what makes for a successful relationship, I reached out to the experts: other amputees.
LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
Amplitude Turns Ten Years Old
The amputee community has seen amazing changes since Amplitude began publishin7g 10 years ago. Here are ten of the most impactful changes Amplitude has covered in its first 10 years.
Medicare and Amputees in 9 Charts
Using four years’ worth of Medicare data covering 50K amputees, the GAO identified some of the ways the US health system provides amputees with inadequate support for long-range health.
Limb Loss Won’t Keep Eric LeMarque Off the Slopes
If it wasn’t for snowboarding, Eric LeMarque might never have lost his legs. But if it wasn’t for losing his legs, LeMarque wouldn’t have a chance to become a Paralympic snowboarder at age 56.
For Ankit Gohil, Helping Is Healing
After Ankit Gohil lost his left arm at age 21 in a motorcycle crash, he launched a nonprofit to support young trauma survivors and their families. “I wanted my nonprofit to be a beacon of hope,” he says.
Limb-loss Lessons from the Robotic Nurse
As a child, Lakeisha Jacobs didn’t get sound advice about eating well and staying fit. After losing her left leg to diabetes, Jacobs became a school nurse so she could help kids build good nutrition.
Timing is Everything
The January 2025 edition of Amplitude Magazine features articles about amputees and relationships, amputees with diabetes, neuroprosthetics for amputees, Medicare statistics, and more.
Amplitude Turns Ten Years Old
The amputee community has seen amazing changes since Amplitude began publishin7g 10 years ago. Here are ten of the most impactful changes Amplitude has covered in its first 10 years.
Medicare and Amputees in 9 Charts
Using four years’ worth of Medicare data covering 50K amputees, the GAO identified some of the ways the US health system provides amputees with inadequate support for long-range health.
Limb Loss Won’t Keep Eric LeMarque Off the Slopes
If it wasn’t for snowboarding, Eric LeMarque might never have lost his legs. But if it wasn’t for losing his legs, LeMarque wouldn’t have a chance to become a Paralympic snowboarder at age 56.
For Ankit Gohil, Helping Is Healing
After Ankit Gohil lost his left arm at age 21 in a motorcycle crash, he launched a nonprofit to support young trauma survivors and their families. “I wanted my nonprofit to be a beacon of hope,” he says.
Limb-loss Lessons from the Robotic Nurse
As a child, Lakeisha Jacobs didn’t get sound advice about eating well and staying fit. After losing her left leg to diabetes, Jacobs became a school nurse so she could help kids build good nutrition.
Timing is Everything
The January 2025 edition of Amplitude Magazine features articles about amputees and relationships, amputees with diabetes, neuroprosthetics for amputees, Medicare statistics, and more.
