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New Prosthesis Supports Yoga for Upper-Limb Amputees

New Prosthesis Supports Yoga for Upper-Limb Amputees

The Nicole Pro, one of a suite of flexible prosthetic arms from Koalaa, is specifically designed to help upper-limb amputees ...
Four Ways AI Is Making Prosthetic Tech Smarter

Four Ways AI Is Making Prosthetic Tech Smarter

Artificial intelligence is all over the news lately. We did a quick survey of the scientific literature to identify the ...
Top Amputee Performers at the US Paralympic Track & Field Nationals

Top Amputee Performers at the US Paralympic Track & Field Nationals

The nation's top amputee athletes will go head-to-head at this week’s Paralympic Track & Field National Championships in Chula Vista, ...
Meet ROMP's 2023 Adaptive Climb Team

Meet ROMP’s 2023 Adaptive Climb Team

The Range of Motion Project's annual fundraising climb in the Andes, now in its ninth year, aims to raise $120,000 ...
Financial Help for Amputees During Mobility May

Financial Help for Amputees During Mobility May

We queried our new Amputee Community Resource Directory and found a few dozen sources of financial help for amputees who ...
Book Excerpt: "Pain can turn us into monsters"

Book Excerpt: “Pain can turn us into monsters”

In this excerpt from her debut book, Chris Prange-Morgan recounts the agonizing days before her amputation, as she and her ...
March Madness, Amputee Style

March Madness, Amputee Style

After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the nation’s premier stand-up amputee basketball tournament—the Cactus Classic—returns this spring ...
New “Hand Book” Helps Families Navigate Limb Difference

New “Hand Book” Helps Families Navigate Limb Difference

Families with children who have congenital limb difference often struggle to find the information they need. “The Hand Book” provides ...
Will Knox Gibson Be the Movies' First Amputee Action Hero?

Will Knox Gibson Be the Movies’ First Amputee Action Hero?

Amputee actor Knox Gibson is almost completely unknown to US audiences. That will change in a few months, when Americans ...
Herbert Marshall: Hollywood's First Amputee Movie Star

Herbert Marshall: Hollywood’s First Amputee Movie Star

On camera, Marshall's romantic partners included Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, and Katherine Hepburn. But that’s nothing compared to his list ...
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