The Upper Limb Library / Working When You Have a Limb Difference

It can be hard to relate to other people's limb loss stories because yours is unique. But you may find that you connect with pieces of others' experiences.

Each individual has a different experience after an amputation. Leaern about other peoples’ experiences to give you a better idea of what to expect.

We help many of our patients return to work. Sometimes, depending on their job and the amputation, they may be required to transition to a different role.

After an accident, Wendi's arm was non-functional and gave her a lot of pain. She elected to have it amputated and returned to work at Trader Joe's.

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.

Prosthetic wrists are critical to prepositioning – that is, changing the angle of the terminal device so that it can best perform the next task.

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.

Hooks are one of the most common terminal devices for body-powered prostheses. They can handle a wide range of tasks and are a great durable option.

At each Arm Dynamics center, our clinical therapy specialists work with our patients to learn to use their device so it functions exactly how they want.

In this article, we’ll be walking you through some general steps of what the worker's compensation process looks like, immediately following the accident.