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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Working on My Bucket List
By Brian Kibler Early last spring, near my 65th birthday, I realized it was time to make that transition into ...
Acupuncture Offers Quick Pain Relief for Many
Acupuncture is the stimulation of specific points on the body through a variety of techniques, including the insertion of thin ...
Many Bankruptcy Filers Cite Illness and Medical Bills as Factors
Medical problems contributed to 66.5 percent of all bankruptcies, a figure that is virtually unchanged since before the passage of ...
Carrying Your Prosthetic Devices in Style
Have you ever had to go out when you weren’t wearing your prosthesis? Perhaps you needed to use crutches or ...
On the Road Again
By Elizabeth Bokfi Life can be challenging for amputees, especially soon after surgery. Recovery, pain management, and adaptation—physical and emotional—are ...
Physical Therapist Ups the Ante as Educator for the Amputee Community
By Élan Young When Cosi Belloso talks about her profession as a physical therapist (PT) who serves the amputee community, ...
Sex and Intimacy After Amputation
By Erin Deegan Sex. Three little letters arranged in such a way to make most humans blush. Why is something ...
Does Your Bucket Have a Hole in It?
By Eric Quander As amputees, we may sometimes feel that when we lost our limb(s), so went our zing for ...
