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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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Osseointegration Offers Amputees Less Pain, More Mobility

February 24, 2022

A surgical procedure called osseointegration has the potential to provide people with lower-limb amputations with dramatically restored mobility as it reduces discomfort and potential tissue breakdown associated with socket-suspended prosthetic limbs.

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  • Manifesting: What It Is and How to Do It

    February 22, 2022

    You may have heard about manifesting or manifestation at some point, whether it's from a friend who's manifesting their dream job or from an influ...

    You may have heard about manifesting or manifestation at some point, whether it's from a friend who's manifesting their dream job or from an influ...

  • Scientists Regrow Frogs’ Amputated Limbs

    February 18, 2022

    Although some creatures, like lizards, starfish, and crabs, can fully regenerate some lost limbs, African clawed frogs, like humans, cannot. Howev...

    Although some creatures, like lizards, starfish, and crabs, can fully regenerate some lost limbs, African clawed frogs, like humans, cannot. Howev...

  • Study Says Powered Lower-Limb Prostheses Promote Better Overall Health

    February 15, 2022

    It is no secret that limb loss has numerous adverse effects on a person's physical, emotional, psychological, and social health. Numerous challeng...

    It is no secret that limb loss has numerous adverse effects on a person's physical, emotional, psychological, and social health. Numerous challeng...

  • Medicare Cuts May Worsen the Amputation Crisis

    February 10, 2022

    On Nov. 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized the 2022 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Paymen...

    On Nov. 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized the 2022 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Paymen...

  • How to Become A Certified Peer Visitor

    February 08, 2022

    People living with limb loss or limb difference need support and encouragement to heal and improve their quality of life. Although friends and fam...

    People living with limb loss or limb difference need support and encouragement to heal and improve their quality of life. Although friends and fam...

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