We love getting to know our patients. Many of our team members really enjoy working for a company that allows them to build relationships with their patients during annual checkups, prosthesis overhauls and new devices. While our patients’ limb differences are what brought them to our center, it’s not how we classify them. Our patients are not known as a number or an amputation level. Our patients are known by their first names. Each patient is an individual and we believe they deserve holistic prosthetic care that’s tailored to their specific situation.

Our communications team has interviewed many patients over the years, and we can tell you about who they are and what they like, in addition to their limb difference level and what their prosthetic journey has been like. Jameson is really into Taekwondo and has two siblings. Marissa loves mermaids and math. JJ (pictured below) attends an assistive gym and bowls a mean game. Ashley loves plaid and flannel and was so sweet and honest about her journey since her amputation when we spoke with her.

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Becky, the clinical therapy specialist in our Maple Grove, MN, center, likes to tell her patients with acquired amputations: “This is the club you never expected you would join.” Many of our patients can agree with that sentiment, but many are glad to have met their prosthetic care team and their peers. Some of our patients can’t imagine changing the past because then they wouldn’t be where they are now. An amputation can change someone, but by no means does it define them.

The prostheses we create are tools to allow a person to get back to doing whatever it is that brings them happiness and independence. Some people like being known for the work they do. Others pursue their hobbies with passion. For parents, getting back to being a mom or dad may be what matters most. It could be it’s a combo of all those things and more.

We focus on getting to know our patients, so we understand what goals are important to them, and that’s what we focus on when providing their prosthetic care. What did they used to do that they can no longer do? What is something they’d like to be able to do, but their limb difference is either holding them back or the activity gives them pain when they try? Our patient Karen (pictured below) had a lifelong dream of kayaking and achieved it in her 30s with the help of her activity-specific device, which also allows her to wake up pain-free the next day.

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This is the only way we know how to provide upper limb prosthetic care. It’s not just about fitting people with comfortable, functional prostheses and teaching them how to use their devices. We understand that a prosthesis is not going to replace someone’s hand. We aren’t offering false hope or magic. Our approach is always based on getting to know someone, building a friendship, and understanding their life and their goals. This is what allows us to team up with our patients and help them succeed.

Would you like to learn more and meet with our clinical teams? Please contact us to schedule an in-person or video consultation. If you would like to leave a comment, please do so below.

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