LIVING WITH AMPLITUDE
The Power of Peers – My Experience At Amputee Boot Camp
Although I had bilateral above-knee amputations before I was 2 years old, I didn’t know any other amputees until I ...
USA Soccer Kicks It Up A Notch
Amputee Athletes Rediscover Their Joy and Passion on the Field ...
Inclusion – Is Disability Enough?
Including actors with disabilities in productions related to disabilities is a hot topic in the media. Some of that heat ...
Laughter Is Great Medicine
MIKE DILLON USES COMEDY TO MAKE LIGHT OF HIS HEALTH CHALLENGES ...
Undeterred Overcoming Limits To Achieve Your Dreams
Marina Nakhla is modest about her achievements. When asked about what she has accomplished as a young woman with limb ...
Expert Says Older Exercisers Should Agercise
Sprains and strains are painful, but avid exercisers often see them as little more than a nuisance. Robert Klapper, MD, ...
Unsinkable
From Russian Orphan to Paralympic Swimming World Champion by Jessica Long with Hannah Long Publication date: June 5 Born in ...
Be Aware Of Your Prescription Drug Risks
A team led by a West Virginia University (WVU) researcher examined driver awareness of the potential effects of prescription medications ...
NEWS ARCHIVE
Multitasking Adversely Affects Older Below-knee Amputees
Researchers found that gait and cognitive performance in older people with below-knee amputations were adversely impacted during dual-task gait testing ...
Researchers Test Augmented Reality for Treatment of Phantom Pain
Max Ortiz Catalan, PhD, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, who conducts research using augmented reality to reduce phantom limb ...
Study Suggests Cancer Survivors Are More Easily Fatigued
Adults who have undergone successful cancer treatment years or decades ago become fatigued more quickly than their peers who don't ...
Registration Open for Turnstone Endeavor Games
Registration is now through April 13 for the Turnstone Endeavor Games, an opportunity for athletes with physical disabilities to participate ...
New ?Cooling Sock? Could Help Reduce Battlefield Amputations
Researchers at The Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland, have developed a new treatment technique that could reduce the need for amputations ...
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