Women Prosthetists Are Making an Impact on Amputee Care
Female prosthetists are becoming more numerous and more influential within the profession. Amputees stand to benefit in some important ways ...
Female prosthetists are becoming more numerous and more influential within the profession. Amputees stand to benefit in some important ways ...
Today, many university-level prosthetic programs are majority-female—and as those graduates enter the workforce, they’re bound to have an influence on ...
Most prosthetists wish they could spend more time with amputees and serve them with greater flexibility. But the system is ...
Advocating for ourselves as amputees is a tiring, never-ending task. But when I found a prosthetist who truly wanted to ...
Prosthetist Jeff Erenstone traveled to Ukraine and brought training, equipment, and moral support to help front-line caregivers get new amputees ...
Roughly 1,000 amputees are awaiting treatment at a government hospital in Kyiv—and only three prosthetists are on duty. US prosthetists ...
I heard I was an easy socket fit so many times that I started believing it. Eventually I learned that, ...
A new paper strongly suggests that medical clinicians (not prosthetists) are systematically underestimating senior amputees' capacity to walk with prosthetic ...
by Ali Hussaini It’s a slow march forward. Advancements in technology, orthopedic surgery, 3D printing, and user-initiated support groups are ...
Amputees in developing nations face profound challenges, and addressing them takes more than good intentions. A Canadian prosthetist shares his ...
World-renowned prosthetist Francois Van Der Watt has been helping amputee athletes achieve maximum speed since the Flex-Foot Cheetah was a ...
World-renowned prosthetist Francois Van Der Watt has been helping amputee athletes achieve maximum speed since the Flex-Foot Cheetah was a ...
An ill-fitting socket can make your life miserable. So can ill-fitting prosthetist. It’s pretty hard to feel comfortable in your ...
By Elizabeth Bokfi Human beings come equipped with a natural ability to form relationships, and bonding with others can contribute ...
By Emily Dings You’ve likely experienced the trepidation that comes with making a big purchase, especially when shopping for an ...
The Benefits of Prosthetic Maintenance
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