LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
Marsha Danzig’s Amputee Yoga Practice Lives On
Three years after Marsha Danzig's death, two yoga teachers are carrying on her legacy by teaching amputees to focus not ...
Amputee Surfers Find Empowerment in Wave Therapy
Surfing isn’t the first activity most amputees turn to for renewal. But once they try it, they almost never turn ...
Soul Sisters: Support Group Empowers Amputee Women
For most of the journey, limb loss is identical for men and women. However, women have to face certain issues ...
Are Amputees Still OK With K-Levels?
The K-level scale has shaped amputees’ lives for three decades. Does the system still serve its purpose? Or is it ...
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
Researchers May Have Discovered a Pharmaceutical Recipe for Painlessness
People born with a rare genetic mutation are unable to feel pain, but previous attempts to recreate this effect with ...
Can Having a Sense of Purpose Provide Physical Benefits?
Having a sense of purpose in life may lower your health risks and help you live longer, according to a ...
Learning to Purr
My cat, Max, and I are great friends. Max recently had a stroke. He lost sight in his left eye ...
What Does THRIVING Look Like?
The concept of thriving can be hard to understand, let alone measure, but it is commonly used to define how ...
Never Say I Can’t
When he was 22 years old, after a horrific accident robbed him of his arms and legs, Manuel Salazar wondered ...
Five Tips for Overcoming the Challenges of Upper-Limb Loss
As a bilateral upper-limb amputee, you will certainly face many challenges in your daily life. Even if you are missing ...
Dolls Like Us
Courtesy Hope Toys. Let’s face it. Not many people really look like Barbie and Ken. Fortunately, some companies have begun ...
Facing Reality After Losing My Chosen Career
In 2010, my disability no longer allowed me to continue working in my chosen career. I had suffered a debilitating ...
