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Prosthetic Guides

Amputee Life is an informative, researched blog written by medical professionals including amputees and prosthetists.

You’re on a journey to live your best life. And we’re right there with you.

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.

Latest Stories

Plastic Bottles Are Being Upcycled Into Low-Cost Prosthetic Limbs

September 29, 2020

Among the most pressing global issues that need to be addressed as soon as possible include the lack of affordable yet high-quality prosthetic limbs and excessive plastic waste. Researchers from De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester, UK, hope to help solve both problems by creating artificial limbs out of plastic bottles.

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  • Design Student Creates a Low-Cost Prosthetic Arm with Tactile Feedback

    September 24, 2020

    Researchers are making great strides in advancing prosthetic technology in terms of agility and movement. But there is much less work being done w...

    Researchers are making great strides in advancing prosthetic technology in terms of agility and movement. But there is much less work being done w...

  • Biomimetic Design Enhances Ability to Heal

    September 21, 2020

    Many people have pondered the possibility of prosthetics outperforming biological limbs, and many have looked at prosthetic limbs as an "unfair ad...

    Many people have pondered the possibility of prosthetics outperforming biological limbs, and many have looked at prosthetic limbs as an "unfair ad...

  • Prosthetic Leg Allows Amputee Dancers to Dance on Pointe

    September 11, 2020

    Former ballet dancers and those who are interested in ballet can now dance with the Marie-T, a prosthetic leg that enhances the performance of amp...

    Former ballet dancers and those who are interested in ballet can now dance with the Marie-T, a prosthetic leg that enhances the performance of amp...

  • Wireless, Brain-Controlled Prosthetic Devices Will Be the Norm

    September 08, 2020

    Understanding how the brain works and transmits thought into movement or words is critical to advancing prosthetic technology, particularly develo...

    Understanding how the brain works and transmits thought into movement or words is critical to advancing prosthetic technology, particularly develo...

  • Engineers Reveal AI-Controlled Prosthetic Leg

    September 01, 2020

    A team of mechanical engineers from the University of Utah designed a new approach to prosthetic movement using artificial intelligence (AI) to im...

    A team of mechanical engineers from the University of Utah designed a new approach to prosthetic movement using artificial intelligence (AI) to im...

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