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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 ...
50 Years of Winter Paralympic Glory
Amputee athletes have achieved some major milestones for Team USA during the first half-century of the Winter Paralympics. Here are ...
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 ...
The Grandfather of Adaptive Skiing
Amputee skiing pioneer Paul Leimkuehler is the subject of Fresh Tracks, a documentary film about the history of adaptive skiing ...
Federal Disability Benefits for Amputees: No Pain, No Gain
I spent 52 years avoiding the label “disabled,” but I finally I applied for SSDI because it's a necessity. I’m ...
Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm Reaches One-Year+ Milestone
Ortiz Catalan (left) and Brånemark (right) with the first patient treated with the osseointegrated implant system for neural control. Photographs ...
Kicking for Kids Who Can’t Kick-a-Thon to Be Held October 18
The Kicking for Kids Who Can't Kick-a-Thon event will be held at Constitution Gardens on the National Mall in Washington, ...
Research Will Focus on Nondrug Approaches to Pain
Thirteen research projects totaling approximately $21.7 million over five years will explore nondrug approaches to managing pain and related health ...
High Heels a Snap with New Prosthetic Foot
A team that includes U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) researchers is developing a new prosthetic foot that will give ...
