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One-Handed Outfielder Finds Her Field of Dreams
As a young girl with limb difference, Brittany Apgar was told she couldn't play baseball. She proved everyone wrong when ...
Transformative Procedures to Reduce Nerve Pain
Leading experts with the Cedars-Sinai Limb Reconstruction Program are utilizing novel surgical techniques to reduce or even prevent nerve pain before it ever starts. ...
The Paralympics Are More Than a Sports Story
The Paralympics depict limb loss in a light that most Americans have never seen. Millions of people will see amputees ...
Scaling New Heights at the Adaptive Climbing Festival
“The beauty of rock climbing lies in the willingness to adapt,” writes Alexandra Capellini. After trying it for the first ...
Report: Caregivers Need More Help
A leading caregiver advocacy organization released two new studies this week that shed light on the growing crisis facing family ...
Four Things to Know About Paralympic Skier Thomas Walsh
A childhood cancer survivor and above-knee amputee, Thomas Walsh is an all-around ski talent who can vie for the podium ...
IPC Alpine Skiing Splits Classification for Lower-Limb Impaired Snowboarders
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing announced that the classification for lower-limb impaired snowboarders will be split into two ...
Keeping Your Eyes on the Prize Can Help with Exercise, NYU Study Finds
New research suggests the adage that encourages people to keep their "eyes on the prize" may be on target when ...
Researchers Urge Earlier, More Aggressive Treatment for People with Prediabetes
Doctors at three leading research institutions and the American Diabetes Association report that treating patients with prediabetes as if they ...
New Technology to Open Blocked Leg Arteries Could Save Amputees’ Legs and Lives
The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, is the first in the United States to use the only FDA-approved, drug-coated balloon, ...
