LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE

Marsha Danzig’s Amputee Yoga Practice Lives On

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

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

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?

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 ...

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Fashionably Forward

Fashionably Forward

By Abbey Smith There’s an old saying: “If you look good, you feel good.” For one amputee, that couldn’t be ...
Spotlight On Books

Spotlight On Books

This illustrated children’s book is about a little girl who has had an amputation. Even though she now uses a ...
Rebuilding Life Through Work and Sports

Rebuilding Life Through Work and Sports

On December 13, 2013, Lt. Cmdr. Jaime Sigala fell and fractured his lower left leg. Unfortunately, after multiple surgeries, his doctor ...
Tips for Keeping More of Your Money in Your Pocket

Tips for Keeping More of Your Money in Your Pocket

Always ask for itemized bills from your healthcare providers, and carefully review them and the Medicare Summary Notice or Explanation of ...
Warning: Your Medications Could Harm You

Warning: Your Medications Could Harm You

Recent estimates suggest that 20 to 30 percent of opioid analgesic drugs prescribed for chronic pain are misused, while the rate ...
Smart Insulin Patch Could Replace Painful Injections For Diabetes

Smart Insulin Patch Could Replace Painful Injections For Diabetes

Painful insulin injections could become a thing of the past for the millions of Americans who suffer from diabetes, thanks ...
Can Fake Pills Work? Even When We Know They’re Fake?

Can Fake Pills Work? Even When We Know They’re Fake?

For a large number of participants in these placebo trials, knowing that the “treatment” is an inert pill doesn’t stop ...
Workshop for Bilateral Upper-limb Amputees Scheduled for October

Workshop for Bilateral Upper-limb Amputees Scheduled for October

The Skills for Life 4 (SFL4) Workshop for bilateral upper-limb amputees will be held in Houston October 22-25. Skills for Life is ...
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