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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 ...
Steve Cash Named U.S. Flag Bearer for 2014 Paralympic Winter Games Closing Ceremony
Posted March 17, 2014 The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced that three-time Paralympian and sled hockey goalie Steve Cash ...
Phantom Limb Pain Study Participants Sought
Posted March 12, 2014 Researchers at the Center for Clinical Research, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, are now enrolling patients for the ...
Amputee Coalition Unveils BMI Calculator
Posted March 4, 2014 The Amputee Coalition, in conjunction with members of its Scientific and Medical Advisory Committee (SciMAC), has ...
Myoelectric Signals, VR Ease Phantom Limb Pain
Posted February 28, 2014 Max Ortiz Catalan, a doctoral student in the biomedical signals and systems research group at Chalmers ...
