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Best Holiday Gifts for Amputees in 2025

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 ...
Intelligence Agent: Shopping for Bionics With AI

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 ...
Why Are Amputation Rates on the Rise?

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

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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Uniquely Me And Uniquely Brave

Uniquely Me And Uniquely Brave

Written by a 22-year-old with a congenital limb difference, the colorfully illustrated children’s books Uniquely Me and Uniquely Brave follow ...
Enhancing The Durability Of Your Locking/Quick-Change Wrist Unit

Enhancing The Durability Of Your Locking/Quick-Change Wrist Unit

Although locking/quick-change wrist units are highly beneficial to upper-limb prosthesis wearers, the devices are easily damaged and may need to ...
Getting A Wheelchair For Less—Or Free

Getting A Wheelchair For Less—Or Free

The price of manual, electric, and sports wheelchairs can vary dramatically. Some low-tech manual wheelchairs can cost as little as ...
Five Keys To My Success

Five Keys To My Success

By Herb Kolodny In the July/August issue of Amplitude, I discussed how I changed direction after my amputation and, by ...
Nonprofit Organization Seeks To Change Lives Through Fitness Opportunities

Nonprofit Organization Seeks To Change Lives Through Fitness Opportunities

By John Pope, MS, MPO, CSCS Crossroads Adaptive Athletic Alliance is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build a ...
Sweet Success

Sweet Success

Cake Artist Gets Second Chance at Chosen Career ...
Pathways to Employment After Limb Loss

Pathways to Employment After Limb Loss

By Elan Young Losing one or more limbs can send a person reeling. Along with learning how to manage pain, ...
Overturning Insurance Denials

Overturning Insurance Denials

Education + Persistence = Authorization ...
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