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With Project Bike Leg, Everybody Schwinns

With Project Bike Leg, Everybody Schwinns

Most of the world's amputees lack access to prosthetic devices. So Ben Hogan designed a sturdy, functional leg that anyone ...
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 ...

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What Every Amputee Needs to Know About Home and Auto Insurance

What Every Amputee Needs to Know About Home and Auto Insurance

As an amputee, you are probably aware of the importance of understanding your health insurance policy and its terminology, including ...
Researchers May Have Discovered a Pharmaceutical Recipe for Painlessness

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?

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

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?

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

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

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

Dolls Like Us

Courtesy Hope Toys. Let’s face it. Not many people really look like Barbie and Ken. Fortunately, some companies have begun ...
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