LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
Intelligence Agent: Shopping for Bionics With AI
When it came time to get a new prosthesis, I wanted to be prepared with all the knowledge I needed ...
Best Holiday Gifts for Amputees in 2025
Here are our top holiday gift ideas for amputees in 2025. We’ve tried to give you a mix of brand-new ...
Why Are Amputation Rates on the Rise?
According to research published in the upcoming edition of Annals of Surgery, US amputation rates have steadily increased since 2010 ...
Goldilocks Foot Gets Prosthetics Just Right
Garrison Hayes' experience as an amputee taught him that everyone needs something different in a prosthetic foot. That’s why he ...
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Marsha Danzig’s Amputee Yoga Practice Lives On
Three years after Marsha Danzig's death, two yoga teachers are carrying on her legacy by teaching amputees to focus not ...
The Trauma of Diabetes-related Limb Loss
Depression stemming from diabetes-related amputation is very real and potentially very dangerous. That’s the conclusion of a multidisciplinary study published ...
The Joy of Cosmetic Prosthetic Covers
Can a prosthetic device’s appearance meaningfully affect amputees' quality of life? Absolutely, according to research published this spring in the ...
Why Do So Many Amputees Abandon Their Prosthesis?
Although the prosthetics industry is awash in innovations that tend to promote embodiment, there’s a lack of attention to ensuring ...
An Online Hangout for Young Adult Amputees
Limb loss can exacerbate all the challenges of young adulthood. A monthly virtual support group gives amputees in their 20s ...
Amputee Surfers Find Empowerment in Wave Therapy
Surfing isn’t the first activity most amputees turn to for renewal. But once they try it, they almost never turn ...
Soul Sisters: Support Group Empowers Amputee Women
For most of the journey, limb loss is identical for men and women. However, women have to face certain issues ...
Amputee Veterans Promote Prosthetic Innovations
Here are five prosthetic innovations that originated in the Department of Veterans Affairs or Department of Defense, with amputee veterans ...
