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Playing the Market: Why Do Prosthetics Cost So Much?

Playing the Market: Why Do Prosthetics Cost So Much?

Yes, mobility is priceless. But does the cost of a prosthetic leg really have to be so high? Here's why ...
Commuting for Prosthetic Care: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

Commuting for Prosthetic Care: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

For some amputees, no distance is too great to travel for a prosthetist who makes their life work. Here's how ...
Redefining Accessible Travel

Redefining Accessible Travel

After I became an amputee, getting back on the road took more than physical adaptations and logistical hacks. It required ...
Bionic Skins' Scientific Socket Solution

Bionic Skins’ Scientific Socket Solution

At his new clinic, Bionic Skins, Hugh Herr wants to transform fabrication of prosethtic liners and sockets for amputees from ...

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New Names for Limb Loss/Difference Awareness Month

New Names for Limb Loss/Difference Awareness Month

There’s only one thing we’d change about Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month: the name. Members of the amputee ...
These Paralympians Have Unfinished Business in Paris

These Paralympians Have Unfinished Business in Paris

Team USA’s delegation in Paris later this summer will include a handful of amputees who’ve savored Paralympic competition before, but ...
Medicare Reform Offers Big Win for K2 Amputees

Medicare Reform Offers Big Win for K2 Amputees

Medicare is considering a policy reform that would extend coverage for microprocessor knees to many K2 amputees. At present, only ...
Summer Camps for Amputee Kids 2024

Summer Camps for Amputee Kids 2024

If you still haven’t signed your kid up for an amputee-themed summer camp, don’t wait much longer. Programs for kids ...
Amputee Actor Michael Toner Gets Back to Work

Amputee Actor Michael Toner Gets Back to Work

Returning to acting was a driving force in Michael Toner’s recovery from limb loss, but it wasn’t easy. “You need ...
Is Medicare Advantage a Good Choice for Amputees?

Is Medicare Advantage a Good Choice for Amputees?

Medicare Advantage’s lower premiums and out-of-pocket caps are appealing. But as an amputee, you might find that lower costs translate ...
Nurses, PTs Walk the Talk

Nurses, PTs Walk the Talk

If you want to know your chances of being able to walk after lower-limb amputation, don’t just get your doctor’s ...
The Paralympian in Me

The Paralympian in Me

When Angelina Martinson met a Paralympian face to face, she discovered how much her life as an ordinary amputee overlapped ...
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