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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

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 when it comes to simulating the sense of touch. This fact inspired design student Lorenzo Spreafico to invent a prosthetic arm to restore the sense of touch to people who can't afford it. The prosthesi...

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  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Protect Your Mental Health by Managing Social Media Use

    September 15, 2020

    Research has shown a link between social media use and depression, anxiety, and loneliness. However, as people are increasingly spending more time...

    Research has shown a link between social media use and depression, anxiety, and loneliness. However, as people are increasingly spending more time...

  • 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...

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