Amputee life
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Health Empowerment Month: A Time to Prioritize You
September 30, 2025
Have you ever wanted to start prioritizing your health but didn’t know where to begin? There is so much that needs to be done, so you become overwh...
Have you ever wanted to start prioritizing your health but didn’t know where to begin? There is so much that needs to be done, so you become overwh...
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How to Afford a Prosthetic Limb: Grants, Programs, and Funding Resources for Amputees
September 19, 2025
Studies have shown that regular prosthetic limb use improves the quality of life of people with limb loss and limb difference, physically, emotiona...
Studies have shown that regular prosthetic limb use improves the quality of life of people with limb loss and limb difference, physically, emotiona...
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Walk Naturally on Any Terrain with the Össur Proprio...
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