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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 ...
Experts Develop Guidelines to Manage Diabetes-Related Foot Issues
About 80 percent of diabetes-related lower-limb amputations are preceded by a foot ulcer. This progression from foot ulcer to amputation ...
Amputee Coalition Accepting Bridge to Ability Scholarship Applications
The Amputee Coalition is accepting applications for the Kathy Spozio Bridge to Ability Scholarship to give new amputees the opportunity ...
Amputee Coalition Accepting Scholarship Applications
The Amputee Coalition is accepting applications for the Christina Skoski, MD, Scholarship and the Scott Decker, MD, Memorial Scholarship for ...
HealthSouth Valley of the Sun to Jumpstart Amputee Running Program With Free Event
HealthSouth Valley of the Sun Rehabilitation Hospital is expanding the work it does for amputee patients into the community. The ...
