LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
Silver Linings Playlist: An Amputee’s Songs of Healing
During my recovery from limb loss, I started a playlist to map out my feelings. And it helped. Anytime I ...
Internalized Ableism and Limb Loss: Our Own Worst Enemies
A lot of amputees fall prey to internalized ableism without even knowing it. If you do this, you’re not just ...
Paul Demeyer’s Amputee Sketchbook
Award-winning animator Paul Demeyer is working an illustrated memoir that documents his adaptations to limb loss and his ongoing search ...
Sam Tokita’s Photography: What Lies Beneath the Surface of Disabled Bodies
Amputee photographer and model Sam Tokita wants people to perceive disabled bodies in all their facets—not just the strength and ...
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
Structured Nutrition Therapy May Provide Better Outcomes For People With Diabetes
The “Nutrition Pathway Study” compared three models of nutrition therapy for patients who are overweight and obese with type 2 ...
The Power of Expectations in Pain Perception
Expectations have a lot of power over people, as evidenced by the placebo effect, in which patients are given pills ...
PAD Patients May Choose Surgery Over Exercise
Conventional wisdom might suppose that everyone would avoid surgery if possible ...
Are Friends Better Than Morphine for Killing Pain?
People with more friends have higher pain tolerance, Oxford University researchers have found ...
Study Finds Transcendental Meditation Reduces Stress In Family Caregivers
Caring for a chronically ill relative or friend often causes the caregiver to experience stressful psychological, behavioral, and physiological effects ...
Whisky Strong: Amputee Rowing Team Completes
While consistent exercise is commonly recognized as an important factor in maintaining physical fitness and mobility, its mental health benefits ...
When Your Insurer Says No: Strategies to Fund Your Prosthesis
It’s a familiar tale: A person faced with amputation learns that his or her insurance doesn’t cover a prosthesis ...
Staying Mobile After Limb Loss
When someone becomes an amputee, he or she will need to figure out how to become mobile again. Chief on ...
