by Amber Henson, on Mar 14, 2023
Abram became a lower leg amputee at the age of 17 and then nine years later, became a double-amputee when his left hand was removed. Now he has three kids!
by Amber Henson, on Nov 15, 2022
As upper limb prosthetic technology advances, more options are available for women and people with smaller hands.
by Amber Henson, on Oct 11, 2022
Is it possible to bowl if you’ve lost your dominant hand? Can you bowl a partial hand limb difference? Can you bowl with a prosthesis? Yes!
by Amber Henson, on Sep 6, 2022
A prosthetic elbow makes it easier for someone to do their daily activities. The purpose of the elbow is to pre-position the terminal device in space.
by Amber Henson, on Aug 2, 2022
Wrist disarticulation is the medical term that’s used when the structures of the hand are absent due to a congenital limb difference or an amputation.
by Amber Henson, on Jul 26, 2022
The age that a child can be fitted with a prosthesis depends on the level of their limb difference. In this article, we discuss timing and device types.
by Amber Henson, on May 31, 2022
The V2P is a body-powered terminal device that has six settings for adjusting the amount of pinch force that is available to the user.
by Amber Henson, on May 3, 2022
Prosthetic wrists are critical to prepositioning – that is, changing the angle of the terminal device so that it can best perform the next task.
by Amber Henson, on Apr 19, 2022
Just because someone has an upper limb difference, that doesn’t mean that the shop, the farm, sports or the outdoors at large are off limits to them.
by Amber Henson, on Mar 29, 2022
In this article, we’ll be discussing two different ways to fish – out of the water and in the water, and the different devices you may need for each.
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