LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE

How GLP-1s Affect Prosthetic Fit

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 ...
Therese Estacion on Disability, Rage, and Vulnerability

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, ...
Mountainfilm's Must-Watch Films on Disability

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

SEBCM Gains More Momentum

On July 2, New Hampshire became the latest state to advance the So Every BODY Can Move (SEBCM) movement when ...

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Soak Up the Sun

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

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 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

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 ...
Study Finds Post-Amputation Pain Isn’t One Experience

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

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

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

Beneath the Surface

Shark Week star, author, and former Australian Army paratrooper and Navy diver Paul de Gelder has always been drawn to ...