LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
Staying Socially Active Can Slow Older Adults’ Functional Decline
The ability to perform the simple activities of daily living—dressing, bathing, toileting, preparing simple meals, and doing light housekeeping, for ...
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Specialist Surveying Upper-limb Prosthesis Acceptance Factors
Gerald Stark Jr., PhD, MSEM, CPO/L, FAAOP, senior upper limb clinical specialist with Ottobock, Austin, Texas, is conducting a survey ...
April Is Limb Loss Awareness Month
The Amputee Coalition has designated April as Limb Loss Awareness Month. Throughout the month, events and other activities will increase ...
Former One-handed MLB Pitcher Inspires Children With Missing Limbs
Former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Jim Abbott is a model of perseverance despite his disability. Born without a right ...
Crowdfunding for Medical Bills Not a Cure-all
Crowdfunding campaigns to pay for medical costs have become a booming industry in recent years, with sites like GoFundMe raising ...
Virtual Operating Room Highlights Developing Surgical Technologies
"Surgery of the Future" is a virtual operating room that showcases government-funded technologies being developed to make surgery safer, more ...