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 ...
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Mark Your Calendar! The Paralympic Games Are Coming
The 2020 Summer Paralympics will be held in Tokyo, August 25-September 6. Get ready to watch elite athletes with disabilities ...
Using a Wearable Device to Exercise More? Adding Competition Might Improve Results
While using a wearable device alone may not always be enough to motivate more exercise, adding fun and competition can ...
Voter Turnout Surging Among People With Disabilities
People with disabilities make up an increasingly powerful voting bloc heading into the 2020 elections, according to a report by ...
Reading Clinician Visit Notes May Benefit Patients
A study of patients who read their clinicians’ visit notes reports positive effects on patients’ use of prescription medications. The ...
Improving Recovery During Rehab
Goal-oriented, motivational physical and occupational therapy helps older patients recover more fully from broken hips, strokes, and other ailments that ...
Parks May Lift Mood As Much As Christmas
Feeling unhappy and cranky? The treatment: Take a walk under some trees in the park. That may not be the ...
Credit Counseling Can Lead to Significant Debt Reduction
People who take advantage of nonprofit credit counseling services have statistically significant reductions in consumer debt, according to a study ...
Adaptive Skate Coloring Book
Written and illustrated by Daniel Edmondson Produced by an amputee, this 30-page coloring book features adaptive and non-adaptive skateboarders and ...
