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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

Mirror box therapy can retrain the brain to stop phantom limb pain.

How Limb Loss Affects the Brain

June 28, 2022

Unlike other animals, humans are constantly developing. This is why we need our parents’ protection in the first phase of life. This is also why our experiences have the power to make our brains adapt, change, and modify in function and structure throughout life. This phenomenon is called neuroplasticity, and it plays a part in how people suffe...

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  • The invention of biocompatible 3D-printing materials is key to comfortable 3D-printed prosthetics.

    Comfortable 3D-Printed Prosthetics Now Possible With Biocompatible Materials

    June 25, 2022

    Although the advancements in 3D printing have allowed prosthetists to custom-design affordable, lightweight, and highly functional prosthetic limb...

    Although the advancements in 3D printing have allowed prosthetists to custom-design affordable, lightweight, and highly functional prosthetic limb...

  • Low-dose naltrexone may relieve phantom limb pain.

    Low-Dose Naltrexone May Offer Phantom Pain Relief

    June 22, 2022

    The treatments for chronic pain are as diverse as the causes, and phantom limb pain is no exception. Physicians have long depended on big-name opi...

    The treatments for chronic pain are as diverse as the causes, and phantom limb pain is no exception. Physicians have long depended on big-name opi...

  • As more people take pride in their prosthetic limbs, are prosthetic covers still necessary?

    Are Prosthetic Covers Necessary?

    June 18, 2022

    More people take pride in their prosthetic limbs and are not afraid to show them off. But a question needs to be asked: are prosthetic covers nece...

    More people take pride in their prosthetic limbs and are not afraid to show them off. But a question needs to be asked: are prosthetic covers nece...

  • Three studies are poised to revolutionize the way amputees use prosthetic limbs with the help of AI.

    3 AI Prosthetic Developments to Watch Out For

    June 15, 2022

    There is no shortage in prosthetic technology developments. But among the many, we have picked out three promising projects that use artificial in...

    There is no shortage in prosthetic technology developments. But among the many, we have picked out three promising projects that use artificial in...

  • Relieve pain caused by using your prosthetic limb with heat or cold therapy.

    Relieving Pain From Prosthesis Use With Heat and Cold Therapy

    June 11, 2022

    Heat and cold therapy can be highly effective for several conditions and injuries, such as pulled muscles, arthritis, and inflammation. The best p...

    Heat and cold therapy can be highly effective for several conditions and injuries, such as pulled muscles, arthritis, and inflammation. The best p...

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