LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
“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 ...
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 athlete Dean Jarvis has his sights set on the world record for consecutive underhand banking free throws. Here's how ...
From Accidental Tourist to Adaptive Travel Host
Christa Couture never dreamed she would host a TV travel show—or that the gig would teach her so much about ...
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
Justin Dodge’s Victory Parade
Less than a year after losing his leg at an NBA victory parade, Justin Dodge became the first amputee in ...
Prosthesis Decision Aid Helps Amputees Choose the Right Device
The Decision-Making Aid for Lower Limb Prosthetics gives amputees and prosthetists a framework for setting shared priorities and selecting the ...
Osseointegration Statistics Show Benefits for Amputees
It has been nearly four years since the FDA conditionally approved osseointegration surgery (OI) for amputees, but the procedure still ...
High-Tech Bandage Could Prevent Amputations
Researchers at North Carolina State University unveiled a new, high-tech bandage that’s being hailed as a major breakthrough in the ...
The Slings and Arrows of Limb Loss Made Me Stronger
Cristian Martinez lost a leg (and nearly an arm) in a motorcycle wreck in 2018. But gained much, much more—a ...
Matchmaking: An Amputee’s Guide to Finding the Right Prosthetist
Finding a prosthetist is a lot like dating. This is an extremely important, even intimate relationship. Here's how I've learned ...
Podcast for Amputees Promotes Active Listening
I didn’t realize podcasts can do more than inform and entertain. But when I started a show for amputees, I ...
What’s So Toxic About Toxic Positivity?
Hiding negative emotions behind an artificially positive facade is supposed to be bad for you. But when I did this after limb loss, ...
