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Key Findings From the Hanger Institute’s Annual Report
Want a user-friendly summary of amputee-related research and clinical data? Look no further than the annual report released last week ...
How I Became an Amputee Punk
When Hugh Boyle was insulted as "a one-legged punk," he laughed off the taunt and used it as inspiration for ...
Why Do Women Get Less Effective Amputee Care?
It’s well documented that race, income, and geography can influence amputees’ health status. But there’s another fault line in patient ...
Amputee Filmmakers Shine in 2024 Disability Film Challenge
It was another record-setting year for the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, with 136 entries. And as always, films by amputee ...
Do Running Blades Give Amputee Sprinters an Unfair Advantage?
Ever since Oscar Pistorius began racing nondisabled sprinters, sports scientists have been debating whether running blades give amputee athletes an ...
Amplitude’s Awareness Aces for #LLLDAM
To celebrate Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month, we combed Amplitude’s print and digital archives to find amputees with ...
Researchers Awarded Grant to Prevent Osteoarthritis in People With Amputations
Human motion biomechanics researchers at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) have been awarded a three-year, $513,000 grant by the ...
AARP Files Lawsuit to Protect Health Information Privacy
AARP has sued the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to invalidate provisions of new federal wellness rules that allow employers ...
Team May Have Found Cause of Phantom Limb Pain
According to researchers, a "reorganization" of the wiring of the brain may be the underlying cause of phantom limb pain, ...
Could Apps Be the Answer to Self-managing Diabetes?
Smart phone apps could offer patients with type 2 diabetes a highly effective method of self-managing their condition, concluded a ...
