Tag: rehabilitation

It’s well documented that race, income, and geography can influence amputees’ health status. But there’s another fault line in patient ...

The first step in managing grief is to identify a source of inner strength. That principle underlies Ritual for Loss ...

The experience of phantom limb pain varies from one amputee to the next. An innovative study is looking for volunteers ...

The new Lower Extremity Amputation Procotol (LEAP) is designed to promote prosthesis adoption by standardizing post-surgical treatment and rehabilitation for ...

My accident left me with two badly damaged legs. Should I try to save them? Or would amputation set me ...

According to new research from physical therapist Szu-Ping Lee, externally focused instructions can help amputees get better results in PT.

A new paper strongly suggests that medical clinicians (not prosthetists) are systematically underestimating senior amputees' capacity to walk with prosthetic ...

Patterns of amputation, prosthesis use, and rehabilitation have changed dramatically during the pandemic, and there’s no guarantee things will ever ...

Cosi Belloso, a specialist in amputee physical therapy, created her "Strong Body" videos to help amputees stick to a healthy, ...

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

A person’s identity plays a vital role in his or her life. I am a 62-year-old bilateral amputee who, after ...

By Élan Young When Cosi Belloso talks about her profession as a physical therapist (PT) who serves the amputee community, ...

Although life in the fast lane can be a lot of fun, it can also be hazardous.

Although life in the fast lane can be a lot of fun, it can also be hazardous.