LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
Soak Up the Sun
Summer is packed with long, sunny days, warm nights, and loads of outdoor activities. Whether it’s filling a bag with ...
Amputee Influencers
We’ve all heard how social media can damage mental health. But when you’re navigating life with limb loss, it can ...
I Am Who I Am—Fit Me
I used to traverse the monkey bars during elementary school recess using the crook of my left elbow and right ...
Badminton Boosts Amputee Health
Have a badminton set stashed in your basement or buried in a closet? It's time to dust off those nets ...
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
Study Finds Post-Amputation Pain Isn’t One Experience
A new study from researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz is challenging the way clinicians understand pain after limb ...
Veterans Find Strength and Healing Through Surf
Across the country, organizations are helping injured veterans and military members rediscover confidence and community through adaptive surfing ...
GaitPulse App Helps Amputees Track Prosthetic Use
For Paul Tubberville, the desire to create something that he and other amputees could use to monitor prosthetic use—and the ...
Beneath the Surface
Shark Week star, author, and former Australian Army paratrooper and Navy diver Paul de Gelder has always been drawn to ...
Taking Power Over Pain with Altius
Every evening when Jeff Pullen removed his prosthesis, he experienced an attack of severe phantom limb pain. “I’ve had pain before but it eventually went away. This is something that I ...
DIY Wheelchairs: What’s Rolled Is New
An estimated 6 million Americans use a wheelchair as their primary mode of mobility—about 2.3 percent of US adults. But ...
Stepping Aside
Although I have had athletic habits at times in my life, I am not by nature an athlete. Before I ...
Amputee’s Mississippi Journey Inspires New Book
In May 2020, bilateral amputee Nate Denofre set out from Lake Itasca with a bold goal: paddle the entire 2,300-mile ...
