LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
Taking Power Over Pain with Altius
Every evening when Jeff Pullen removed his prosthesis, he experienced an attack of severe phantom limb pain. “I’ve had pain before but it eventually went away. This is something that I ...
The Market Place of Ideas
The first time I went to a prosthetic fitting, I was in third grade. I was born without my left ...
When the Cultural Tax Attacks
I’m standing in a conference space while people move around me. They’re mostly male, over 40, and nondisabled (or at ...
DIY Wheelchairs: What’s Rolled Is New
An estimated 6 million Americans use a wheelchair as their primary mode of mobility—about 2.3 percent of US adults. But ...
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
Smart Bandage Could Promote Better, Faster Healing
Researchers have designed a smart bandage that could eventually heal chronic wounds or battlefield injuries more effectively. The team envisions ...
Ten Tips For Getting Around Safely On Ice And Snow
Winter weather brings increased mobility challenges with ice- or snow-covered surfaces. Balance problems due to a missing limb, the inability ...
Facing Cancer, And The Many Problems That Come With It
When a person is diagnosed with cancer and is facing fear, pain, suffering, and potentially even death, multiple other problems ...
10 Reasons Why It’s Great To Be An Amputee
Recent research suggests that bouldering, a form of rock climbing, may complement traditional care for clinical depression. University of Arizona ...
Nature Calls
getting ready for the great outdoors ...
Bouldering
Envisioned as New Treatment for Depression ...
12 Hints For Keeping Your New Year’s Resolution To Exercise
Recognize the value of exercise. Numerous academic studies and articles tout the benefits of exercise. Have you ever read any ...
Which Muscles Are You Forgetting?
By John Pope The muscles responsible for stability and controlling movement are the ones that are most often neglected. While ...
