Tag: mobility

The K-level scale has shaped amputees’ lives for three decades. Does the system still serve its purpose? Or is it ...

After decades as a regular prosthesis user, I lost my ability to walk and switched to a wheelchair. The change ...

If you’re looking for disability-friendly accommodations, Becoming Rentable has a database of more than 1,000 thoroughly vetted accessible short-term rentals—everything ...

A recent paper in the Journal of Clinical Medicine described an AI model that accurately predicts amputees' walking ability by ...

A recent survey of nearly 2,000 lower-limb amputees found that, despite general satisfaction with prosthetic devices and clinical service, amputees ...

The Range of Motion Project celebrates its tenth year of climbing volcanic mountains to support mobility for amputees in the ...

A new motor-driven smart socket has reached the clinical testing phase, and the results are encouraging. The prototype device achieved ...

Disabled parking placards are supposed to make life easier for amputees, but they can also introduce hazards you’ve never considered. ...

When a town barred Beth Hudson, a below-knee amputee, from riding her e-bike, Hudson felt they were violating the ADA. ...

Everyone said losing a leg didn’t have to slow me down. But staying active wasn't easy. Did I do something ...

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey has lots of ideas about how to make the US limb-care system more responsive to ...

After her second leg was amputated, Suzanne St. Germain gave up hope that she’d ever walk again. Everything changed after ...

People often believe there is something wrong with them if they struggle. But I’ve found that struggle is a necessary, ...

Sarah Doherty’s truest worth is measured not in the summits she conquered, but in the hearts she touched. The pioneering ...

RV travel enables amputees to stay active, experience different places, meet all kinds of people, take on new challenges, and ...

Gift-giving season already? As usual, we’re not prepared. Here are some gift ideas for amputees, offered by trusted friends and colleagues ...

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants Medicare to revise its coverage policies regarding wheelchairs. Here’s what you can do ...

Johnny Lauder's dramatic rescue of his amputee mom went viral. But it masks a bigger story: the pronounced vulnerability of ...

I never realized how little I knew about walking until I tried doing it on a prosthesis. It was disorienting ...

Amputees of all ages, from casual riders to elite athletes, are discovering handcycling’s potential to bring more freedom and mobility ...

The 2022 Consumer Electronics Show raised the curtain on some new amputee-related products. Here's a list of devices that landed ...

Researchers at the University of Utah’s Bionic Engineering Lab created a motor-driven exoskeleton that can improve mobility for above-knee amputees.

It wasn’t easy, but Congress finally passed the much-debated bipartisan infrastructure bill last week. As we noted two months ago, ...

Think you’re too out of shape to get active as an amputee? You might think again after viewing our photos ...

A home should be a place of respite and ease, a place to unwind from the stresses of the outside world. ...

By Rene Agredano The old saying "There's no place like home" feels true when it suits your needs. But limb ...

How often are we reminded that less is more, as if this maxim holds the secret to a happy life? ...

By Mary Beth Skylis Providing orthotic and prosthetic services to underprivileged communities is a challenge. In many cases, financial status ...

The Benefits of Prosthetic Maintenance