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 ...
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Free Mobility Clinics: Enhance Amputees’ Ability to Walk and Run
While people with lower-limb loss may be able to obtain prostheses, health insurance restrictions, fragmented healthcare services, limited transportation options, ...
Cross-Country Cyclists Raise Money, Show Abilities of People With Disabilities
Eleven bicyclists with and without disabilities rode more than 3,000 miles across the United States to raise awareness and funds for ...
Minimally Invasive Treatment Could Freeze Phantom Limb Pain
A pilot study indicates that cryoablation therapy, a minimally invasive targeted treatment using cold blasts, could help patients who have ...
Foreshortened Prostheses Provide Multiple Benefits for Bilateral Above-knee Amputees
When a person is missing both legs above the knee, learning to use two prostheses with artificial knee joints can be ...
Study Finds Mindful Meditation Offers Relief for Low-Back Pain
Low-back pain is a common problem among lower-limb amputees, particularly those who have above-knee amputations. According to a new study, ...
No Time To Get Fit? Think Again
Researchers at McMaster University have found that a single minute of very intense exercise produces health benefits similar to longer, traditional ...
Coloring Therapy Helps Ease Patients’ Stress
To treat her leukemia, Sandy Gantt receives infusions of chemotherapy for hours on end, day after day. But she’s found one ...
Tragedy to Triumph
In this professionally produced film, Paralympic runner Richard Browne talks about how he almost died after a horrific accident and then ...
