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Playing Sports with Athletic Prosthetics

What Is Different About Athletic Prosthetics? Researchers estimate that between 15,000 and 20,000 people who use prosthetics compete actively in sports. Nearly 5,000 athletes using prosthetics take part in organized competitive teams, and over 2,200 are Paralympians. Many patients also self-report that exercising helps them with stress and keeps them active. With all those athlete […]

August 27, 2022
General, Prosthetics
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Melissa Culver

Do Prosthetics Ever Need to be Upgraded?

When should prosthetics be upgraded? Research shows that it takes patients from two to six months to get used to a prosthetic. Once a patient gets used to their above knee, below knee, or upper extremity prosthetics, they may be reluctant to upgrade their prosthetics. After a period of time, a limb prosthesis should be […]

August 26, 2022
General, Prosthetics
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Melissa Culver

Unique Ways to Customize a Prosthetic

Unique Ways for Patients to Customize a Prosthetic The World Health Organization estimates that 30 million people around the world need prosthetics. This is to aid in mobility, usually because of a limb deformity at birth, or a traumatic injury. One way that people move forward after the loss of a limb is to have […]

Melissa Culver

Signs Your Prosthetic or Orthotic Device is the Correct Size

Is Your Prosthetic or Orthotic Device the Correct Size? Around 30 million people worldwide currently require prosthetic and orthotic devices. In the United States, 2.1 million people are already using assistive devices like prosthetic legs or knee-ankle-foot orthoses. With this significant degree of prosthetic and orthotic need, it is essential that patients using such devices […]

Melissa Culver

Are Prosthetics Waterproof? Can They Be Used in Water Sports?

Are Prosthetics Waterproof? Approximately 2.1 million people in the United States live with limb loss. And among this population, many are enjoying water sports. But what happens when they start using a prosthetic limb? Can they return to their previous lives and partake in water sport activities? Many patients in need of a prosthetic […]

Melissa Culver

How to Help Parents Introduce Their Children to Their New Prosthetics

How to help children get adjusted to prosthetics or orthotics. It may be difficult for parents to help their children get used to the idea of using a prosthetic or orthotic. Understandably, parents may not have an idea of where to start. The first step to helping children regain their independence is by seeing a […]