LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
How GLP-1s Affect Prosthetic Fit
Weight-loss medications known as GLP-1 receptor agonists are changing more than the number on the scale. For many amputees, rapid ...
Healthy Skin, Better Fit
Moisturizing feels good, and it’s essential for maintaining healthy skin. For many people, it’s simply part of their everyday routine ...
Is a Woman Who Has a Mastectomy an Amputee?
As a professional immersed in the world of O&P and a woman with a bilateral mastectomy, I didn’t consider myself ...
Therese Estacion on Disability, Rage, and Vulnerability
Therese Estacion’s forthcoming collection, Jelly, Baby: Essays on Disability and Vulnerability, refuses silence. Across six lyrical essays, Estacion explores disability, ...
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Mountainfilm’s Must-Watch Films on Disability
I heard one festival-goer joke that it was “an act of God to get here.” But that didn’t stop producers, ...
SEBCM Gains More Momentum
On July 2, New Hampshire became the latest state to advance the So Every BODY Can Move (SEBCM) movement when ...
Spencer West Explores Authentic Living in Breaking Free
Disability advocate, speaker, and author Spencer West invites readers to redefine success on their own terms in his new book, ...
Osseointegration’s Rapid Rise
Seven years ago, bone-anchored prosthetic devices were a rarity. Today, they’re reshaping lower-limb care. For many lower-limb amputees, it was ...
A New Era for Women’s Amputee Soccer
When Amie Donathan talks about soccer, she begins with love. “Soccer is my first love," Donathan said. This past summer, ...
You’re Not Meant to Carry This Alone
For many people, rehabilitation after limb loss is measured in milestones: the first steps with a prosthesis, returning to work, ...
How Three Women Turned Limb Loss Into Lifelines for Others
For many entrepreneurs, the best business ideas begin with identifying a problem that needs solving. For three women, that problem ...
Rebuilding After Limb Loss
Who am I now? Can I still provide for my family? Will I ever feel like myself again? For many ...
