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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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Issues Prosthetists, Physiotherapists Face During Lower-Limb Prosthetic Rehab

October 25, 2023

No study has been dedicated to determining what issues frustrate prosthetists and physiotherapists. Knowing these could provide a different perspective for patients undergoing prosthetic rehabilitation and their families, who could seek and build better support systems for the patients.  

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  • Benefits of Adaptive Gaming

    May 07, 2023

    After limb loss, individuals need to re-learn how to do most things, like walking, running, or living day-to-day with a prosthetic limb. Besides p...

    After limb loss, individuals need to re-learn how to do most things, like walking, running, or living day-to-day with a prosthetic limb. Besides p...

  • The Differences in Hip Muscle Strength and Balance Among Above-Knee Amputees

    February 08, 2023

    After amputation and before acquiring a new prosthetic limb, people with limb loss are often classified into five functional levels, also known as...

    After amputation and before acquiring a new prosthetic limb, people with limb loss are often classified into five functional levels, also known as...

  • The Current State of Fall Training

    January 02, 2023

    It’s easy to assume that all individuals with limb loss get fall training after amputation. Unfortunately, that is not the case, and a recently pu...

    It’s easy to assume that all individuals with limb loss get fall training after amputation. Unfortunately, that is not the case, and a recently pu...

  • Do Lower-Limb Amputees Pay Attention to Their Prosthetic Foot When Walking?

    December 15, 2022

    It doesn’t seem obvious, but humans are wired to control biological body parts and receive information by directing attention toward them. This is...

    It doesn’t seem obvious, but humans are wired to control biological body parts and receive information by directing attention toward them. This is...

  • Understanding Changes in Lower-Limb Muscle Volume After Amputation

    October 30, 2021

    If you or someone you know has a lower-limb amputation, you might have noticed volume differences in the residual limb, mainly when a prosthetic l...

    If you or someone you know has a lower-limb amputation, you might have noticed volume differences in the residual limb, mainly when a prosthetic l...

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