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The Joy of Cosmetic Prosthetic Covers

The Joy of Cosmetic Prosthetic Covers

Can a prosthetic device’s appearance meaningfully affect amputees' quality of life? Absolutely, according to research published this spring in the ...
Disc Golf for Amputees: Tossed and Found

Disc Golf for Amputees: Tossed and Found

Disc golf one of the world’s fastest-growing outdoor recreation activities, and amputees are embracing the game for all of the ...
Low-Carb Diet: A Salve for Amputees?

Low-Carb Diet: A Salve for Amputees?

A new paper in the Journal of Pain Research suggests that low-carb diets can help amputees manage a range of ...
Marsha Danzig’s Amputee Yoga Practice Lives On

Marsha Danzig’s Amputee Yoga Practice Lives On

Three years after Marsha Danzig's death, two yoga teachers are carrying on her legacy by teaching amputees to focus not ...

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Putting the "Tee" in Accessibility

Putting the “Tee” in Accessibility

The Loop at Chaska is the first US golf course specifically designed with disability access at its core. It’s billed ...
Scenes From an Amputee-Prosthetist Marriage

Scenes From an Amputee-Prosthetist Marriage

Can a young, vivacious amputee build a strong medical partnership with a gruff, old-school prosthetist? It sounds like a setup ...
Numbers Game

Numbers Game

The May 2025 edition of Amplitude magazine features articles about K-levels for amputees, adaptive surfing, Edward James Olmos, support groups ...
“It just looks right on me.”

“It just looks right on me.”

Sponsored Content Meet Emily, an unstoppable, energetic young mum and TASKA Champion. Long story short: Emily loves how her TASKA ...
"Jules Verne Therapy" Promotes Limb-Loss Recovery

“Jules Verne Therapy” Promotes Limb-Loss Recovery

Novelist Nick DiMartino's unusual path to limb-loss recovery became a book titled, "An Amputee's Guide to Jules Verne." Here's what ...
The Art of Adaptation

The Art of Adaptation

After decades as a regular prosthesis user, I lost my ability to walk and switched to a wheelchair. The change ...
Feel-good Stories for Limb Loss/Limb Difference Awareness Month

Feel-good Stories for Limb Loss/Limb Difference Awareness Month

Every community is touched by limb difference in some way. That makes local media a great vehicle for spreading the ...
Amputee Hoopster Chases Shooting Record

Amputee Hoopster Chases Shooting Record

Amputee athlete Dean Jarvis has his sights set on the world record for consecutive underhand banking free throws. Here's how ...
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