LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
2026 Winter Paralympics: Stories to Watch
There's a lot to keep track of during the Winter Paralympics. We’ve highlighted some of the key stories involving Team ...
2026 Winter Paralympics: Past and Present
The US roster for the 2026 Winter Paralympics includes a number of athletes who are following in the footsteps of ...
AMI Surgery Pushes the Boundaries of Limb-loss Experience
Choosing revision surgery on my residual limb required a huge mental step. I already had a pretty high quality of ...
These Amputee Patients Became Limb-Loss Professionals
Amputees routinely seek careers within the prosthetics industry, and it's not hard to understand why. Firsthand experience with limb difference ...
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Is Unfriendly Fire Tearing the Limb-loss Community Apart?
When amputees take out our frustrations on each other, we damage what could be our greatest source of strength. Here's how to ...
Cripping the Void: Amputee Highliners Defy Gravity
Breeanna Elliott taught herself to slackline on a prosthesis, but she needed a community to reap the rewards. Enter the ...
Finding Financial Stability: A Road Map for Amputees
Tariffs, benefit cuts, the rise of AI, and other variables make these roller-coaster times for the economy. Here are some tips for ...
Pineapple-based Socket Is a Sweet Deal
Researchers in Indonesia unveiled a prosthetic socket made largely of pineapple-leaf fibers. Beta testers hailed the prototype as comfortable, lightweight, ...
Role Reversal: An Amputee Tries Her Hand at Caregiving
After receiving great care as an amputee, Diana Theobald learned that caregiving isn’t about being perfect—it’s about showing up, finding ...
Disability Goes Gonzo: Daniel Ennett’s “Crip Trip”
What’s so funny about a quadruple amputee and a stroke survivor road-tripping across North America, collecting horror stories about caregiving ...
MPKs Make K2 Amputees Happier, Safer
When Medicare approved MPK knees for K2 ambulators, the theory was that it would save Medicare money by reducing costly ...
Study: DFU Amputation Rates Vary Among Hospitals
Diabetes-related amputations are often referred to as “preventable.” But according to a new study from the Journal of the American ...
