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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.

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Travel Agency Wheel the World Makes Traveling Accessible

April 13, 2024

Travel has increasingly become common; however, not everyone enjoys the privilege. This is particularly true for people with disabilities and people with limb loss and limb difference because most travel amenities and activities are not accessible for users of wheelchairs and other assistive devices, like prosthetic limbs. Fortunately, companies...

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  • Effects of Prefabricated and Customized Insoles

    January 26, 2023

    Lower-limb amputees sometimes develop foot pronation, a condition where most of the weight is on the inside of the foot when walking. Overpronatio...

    Lower-limb amputees sometimes develop foot pronation, a condition where most of the weight is on the inside of the foot when walking. Overpronatio...

  • 5 Options When You Recently Lost Your Health Coverage

    September 18, 2020

    It’s unavoidable. A global health crisis has paralyzed the U.S. economy, and millions of people have lost their jobs. The newly unemployed have se...

    It’s unavoidable. A global health crisis has paralyzed the U.S. economy, and millions of people have lost their jobs. The newly unemployed have se...

  • Marsha Blackburn, Tammy Duckworth Introduce Bill to Obtain Accurate Data on Access to Prosthetics

    September 04, 2020

    Senators Tammy Duckworth and Marsha Blackburn introduced the Access to Assistive Technology and Devices for Americans Study Act in July 2020. Also...

    Senators Tammy Duckworth and Marsha Blackburn introduced the Access to Assistive Technology and Devices for Americans Study Act in July 2020. Also...

  • Modifying Vehicles After an Amputation

    May 07, 2020

    After an amputation, most people are concerned about how their freedom of mobility will be affected. The good news is that most amputees can easil...

    After an amputation, most people are concerned about how their freedom of mobility will be affected. The good news is that most amputees can easil...

  • Crutches Reinvented for the 21st Century

    April 30, 2020

    Crutches have been around since ancient times. It started as a T-shaped walking stick, which later evolved into the V-shaped design that we still ...

    Crutches have been around since ancient times. It started as a T-shaped walking stick, which later evolved into the V-shaped design that we still ...

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