LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
2024 Paralympics: Team USA’s Comeback Kids
Whenever a medal contender misses the Paralympics for some reason, it’s a tough pill to swallow. The wait for redemption ...
Limb Loss and Preservation Registry Enters New Era
There’s some big news to report about the the Limb Loss and Preservation Registry, which in just two years has ...
Amputee Grandparent Hacks: Seeing Disney World
Five years losing his right leg, Jim Lanahan was ready to take his grandkids to Disney World—a big milestone on ...
Redefining Accessible Travel
After I became an amputee, getting back on the road took more than physical adaptations and logistical hacks. It required ...
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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
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
When Angelina Martinson met a Paralympian face to face, she discovered how much her life as an ordinary amputee overlapped ...
Pay Your Own Way
The March 2024 edition of Amplitude Magazine features articles about the accessible travel for amputees, the high cost of prosthetics, ...
Why Are You Getting Free Copies of Amplitude?
Starting with the March 2024 issue, free Display Copies of Amplitude—the O&P EDGE’s consumer-facing partner publication—will be mailed to every ...
The Secret Lives of Amputee Limbs
When the star of Stump Kitchen started painting colorful characters onto her residual limb, she learned about lots of other ...
Cam Ayala: Losing a Limb Helped Me Find My Way to Love
Loving yourself is much easier said than done—especially when you're an amputee. We are often our own toughest critics, and ...
Which Cinematic Amputee Archetype Are You?
As more movies with limb-different characters get made, new archetypes are starting to emerge. Amputee representation on the big screen ...