The Upper Limb Library / Prosthetic Challenges

In this article, we’ll be exploring how you can use your prosthesis to help with standard housekeeping tasks and how to keep your device safe.

In this article, we’ll explore tools for eating and drinking that people with amputations and limb differences may find helpful or even need.

In this article, we’ll talk about unique clothing options that help people with an upper limb difference get dressed with ease.

The loss of both upper limbs doesn’t mean a lifetime of having to constantly rely on other people. Learn about our patients who have found independence.

In this article, we offer an introduction to shoulder level amputations and how we are able to fit our patients with prosthetic devices that work for them.

There are benefits to receiving a surgery after an amputation has been performed. These surgeries are referred to as “revision” surgeries. Learn more.

In this article, we describe what you can expect from the appeals process, and what you can do to make your appeal more likely to be approved.

When one person of a couple loses a a limb, the recovery is going to be hard on both people. Learn why it will be a difficult journey for the partner.

Spoon Theory is a metaphor that can be used to discuss how much energy a person has each day. Learn more about how it applies to amputees.

This April, things look a little different – read about how those with limb differences are experiencing unique challenges during the COVID-19 crisis.