Amputee Life — Editor Pick

Engineers from the University of Glasgow have created an electronic skin (e-skin) that could behave like natural human skin. The highly sensitive e-skin makes it capable of relaying information about the environment in the blink of an eye. It can also register pain. This development could improve prosthetic limbs by providing prosthetic users with near-human sensitivity to touch.

Social media is great for fostering connections and staying informed. However, too much of it can burden your mental health. This is because social media algorithms tend to work against it.

Mia Lloyd enjoyed living an active, sporty life at a young age. However, she had to give it up for a while when she was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer, leading to an above-knee amputation on her left leg. In an article published on Wales Online, Lloyd recounted her journey.

Dr. Panagiotis Glavas recently performed a new surgical technique in pediatric orthopedic surgery. This new approach allowed a child amputee to walk again.

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 sitting with an incorrect posture.