Resources by Amputation Level

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Skin Care 101

Created 3/2022 - Proper skin care is essential to the health and mobility of those living with limb loss or limb difference. Whether you have an upper limb or lower ...continue.

Take A Seat & Check Your Feet

Updated 01/2016 – También disponible en español Introduction Every day, 250 adults lose a leg to diabetes. Yet, 70% of those amputations could have been prevented. Both diabetes and peripheral ...continue.

The First 12 Months After Upper-Limb Amputation

Volume 21, Issue 1 January/February 2011 - by Dan Conyers, CPO, and Pat Prigge, CP - Your life has changed – you’ve lost an arm. Now what? What will you ...continue.

The Importance of Gait Training

Volume 21, Issue 1 January/February 2011 - by Scott Cummings, PT, CPO, FAAOP - It is the goal of most every lower-limb amputee to walk “normally” again. In the context ...continue.

The Pelvic Leveler An Alternative to a Sitting Socket

Volume 15 · Issue 1 · January/February 2005 - by Christina Skoski, MD - One of the most common complaints of new patients who have had an amputation through any ...continue.

The Syme-Ankle Level Disarticulation: Heels and Healing

Volume 13 · Issue 3 · May/June 2003 - by Douglas G. Smith MD, Amputee Coalition Medical Director - Choosing an amputation level is not always easy. The surgeon helps ...continue.

The Transfemoral Amputation Level, Part 1

Volume 14 · Issue 2 · March/April 2004 - by Douglas G. Smith, MD, Amputee Coalition Medical Director - This is Part 1 of a three-part look at the transfemoral ...continue.

The Transfemoral Amputation Level, Part 2

Volume 14 · Issue 3 · May/June 2004 - by Douglas G. Smith, MD, Amputee Coalition Medical Director - Part 1 of this series of articles on the transfemoral (above-knee, ...continue.

Tips on improving your gait

Published 12/6/2018 - How do you know when your gait is “normal”? Check out these tips from a Physical Therapist to know if you might need help improving how you ...continue.

Transtibial Suspension Alternatives

Last updated: 12/07/2014 - by John W. Michael, MEd, L/CPO, CPO Services, Inc. (Portage, IN) - The better the human-machine connection, the more comfortable the prosthesis and the more effectively ...continue.

Vehicle Modification Resources

Published 3/2021 - People with all levels of limb loss or limb difference can still drive a car. Depending on the level or type of limb loss or limb difference ...continue.

Wrapping with an elastic bandage – AK

Narrated by Paddy Rossbach, this is part of a series of demonstrations designed to help individuals learn to manage after a lower-limb amputation. ...continue.

Wrapping with an elastic bandage – BK

Narrated by Paddy Rossbach, this is part of a series of demonstrations designed to help individuals learn to manage after a lower-limb amputation. ...continue.
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