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 ...
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
Amputee Baker Almost Takes the Cake
To move past the trauma of losing his left leg in a 2016 motorcycle accident, Marc Elliott took up baking ...
Meet the Winners of Our Creative Solutions Contest
In case you missed it, we announced the winners of Amplitude’s Creative Solutions Contest on our website in early December ...
Acupuncture Before Surgery Reduces Pain and Opioid Use
Veterans who have acupuncture before surgery report less pain and need far fewer opioids to manage their discomfort, according to ...
Making a Stand for Your Health
It’s well documented that moderate exercise can reduce the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, various cancers, and other ...
Let the Games Begin
For a while, it looked like the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics might not happen at all. A couple of months ...
The Dating Game: She Said, He Said
She’s a blue-eyed amputee who plays the guitar, likes to write, and works with other amputees as a nurse consultant. He’s ...
Cyborg: Jillian Weise
Jillian Weise is an award-winning poet, author, and playwright, a creative writing professor at Clemson University, and a disability rights activist ...
Making Caregiving and Care Receiving an Equal Partnership
Whether becoming a caregiver or care receiver, most people lack the right tools to manage their new role. Without a ...
