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How you feel and how your prosthesis performs affects every single day of your life, which is why you work so hard to perform at your highest level. We’re here to support, guide, and inform you through your journey.
We go into depth, cut through the medical jargon with straightforward, expert-reviewed articles — all designed to help you make the best decisions for yourself and the people you love.
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Discover the Benefits of Adding a Therapeutic Liner to Your Daily Routine
May 19, 2024
Caring for your residual limb is essential for all-day comfort, especially if you use a prosthetic limb. One of the best ways to ensure residual limb health and comfort is by incorporating both hot and cold treatments.
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How to Improve Postural Control and Balance in People With Traumatic Below-Knee Amputation
March 28, 2024
Postural control, or maintaining proper body alignment, is crucial for performing daily activities and preventing falls. Unfortunately, people with...
Postural control, or maintaining proper body alignment, is crucial for performing daily activities and preventing falls. Unfortunately, people with...
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How to Talk to Your Healthcare Team About Chronic Pain
March 10, 2024
Navigating chronic pain, especially for a person living with limb loss, can be challenging. Chronic pain varies in cause, duration, frequency, loca...
Navigating chronic pain, especially for a person living with limb loss, can be challenging. Chronic pain varies in cause, duration, frequency, loca...
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Low Back Pain: Which Muscles Should Be Massaged?
January 25, 2024
Massage therapy is known to provide healing and pain relief for most lower back problems. When the correct muscle or muscle group is targeted, pain...
Massage therapy is known to provide healing and pain relief for most lower back problems. When the correct muscle or muscle group is targeted, pain...
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Easing Phantom Limb Pain With Spinal Cord Stimulation
January 22, 2024
There are currently 1.5 million Americans who live with lower-limb amputation. Among that number, eight out of 10 experience some degree of chronic...
There are currently 1.5 million Americans who live with lower-limb amputation. Among that number, eight out of 10 experience some degree of chronic...
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The Cure to Your Chronic Pain May Lie in the Brain
January 10, 2024
Understanding pain can be a complex and confusing experience. Although we may feel pain in a specific part of our body, it results from a series of...
Understanding pain can be a complex and confusing experience. Although we may feel pain in a specific part of our body, it results from a series of...
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6 Possible Causes of Hip Pain When Sitting
May 23, 2021
Experiencing hip pain when sitting can be caused by different things, including incorrect posture and medical conditions. An imbalance in the body often causes general hip pain in prosthetic users. After amputation, other joints and muscles have to carry extra weight and may be subjected to more stress. This imbalance is often exacerbated when ...
Experiencing hip pain when sitting can be caused by different things, includ...
