As a Florida resident, Alexandra Boutté spends about nine months a year battling every leg amputee’s warm-weather enemy: sweat. Keeping her cool requires a combination of strategic planning, specialized products, fashion adaptations, and a few other tricks.
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Top 9 COVID Masks for Amputees
There's a wide selection of COVID masks with designs for amputees. Here's our survey of the best amputee-themed COVID masks you can buy.
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Prosthetics and Perceptions
How do artfully designed and decorated prostheses affect an amputee's self-perception after limb loss? Here's what the data show.
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Four Up-and-Coming Amputee Models
Experts predict the adaptive fashion market will reach $400 billion in annual sales by mid-decade. Meet four amputee models who are helping retailers sell all that adaptive clothing.
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Artful Prosthetic Covers Salute Healthcare Heroes
Mark Williams believes he wouldn’t be here today if not for the UK’s National Health Service. “They saved my life when I was a boy,” says Williams, a former Paralympic swimmer who lost his left leg at age 10 in a car-bicycle collision. “From the paramedics who came to my accident and whisked me to...
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