Jessica Long won the 2007 Sullivan Award and was named USA Swimming's Disability Swimmer of the Year. She began swimming competitively in 2002. She won three gold medals at the 2004 Paralympic Games. #Inspiration {original photo credits to Team USA's Pinterest account}

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There are 2 types of amputee, those who have had a limb removed or those people born deficient in limbs. These are defined as: Amputation...

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I am just a couple weeks out from amputation, but here is a quick stretch routine that has been helping my body stay loose as I continue to recover.In 2018, ...

Traveling with a prosthetic? Get the ultimate packing list for amputees, with tips for flying and a free printable PDF to ensure a smooth trip.

Here are a few simple exercises for amputees to improve their balance. These help to develop a sense of where you are in space, a sense known as propriocepti...

I’m so amazed by the work being done by innovative prosthetists and veterinarians for amputee animals. Their forward-thinking work—often in the face of complaints such as, “Why would you spend so much time and money making a prosthesis for an animal, anyway?”—not only saves animals’ lives, but also often leads to new discoveries that help human amputee patients, too. With countless success stories out there, here are five beautiful animals and their amazing prosthetics:Derby the dog: Try not to

You just spent the last 4 weeks working with your physical therapist on exercises  to strengthen your core and legs, all the while focused on improving your balance. Learning to walk again requires a foundation of good biomechanics that began with physical therapy, separating each piece of walking into small exercises.

Comfortable and convenient to wear clothes are a necessity, especially for an amputee. With adaptive clothing, clothes are specifically designed for getting dressed easier. Learn more and discover some of the best adaptive clothing for amputees in this article.

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Meet 15 inspiring amputees who use humor to navigate life with grace and positivity. Discover how these individuals embrace their unique situations with wit and resilience.

A missing limb, whether lost through trauma, amputation or congenital disorder, can create untold difficulties for the people suffering from these conditions. But the 15 people in these photos show courage (and an excellent sense of humor) by making the best of their difficult situations.

You just gotta roll with what life gives you.

Struggling with balance and mobility? In this video, Dr. Carol Miller, professor of physical therapy at the University of North Georgia, will guide you throu...

Glaze Prosthetics is a Polish startup offering customized 3D printed lightweight prostheses. Consisting of a team with 7 years of experience in producing prostheses, Glaze has now turned to 3D printing a replaceable arm system. Glaze CEO Gregorz Kosch founded the Krakow-based company aiming to “blaze the path of innovative design within the prosthetics industry”. […]

For all the functionality and freedom that modern prosthetics provide, they still cannot give their users a sense of what they're touching. That may soon change thanks to an innovative electrode capable of connecting a prosthetic arm's robotic sense of touch to the human nervous system that it's attached to. The device is part of a three year, $1.9 billion DARPA project and is being developed by Daniel Moran and his team at Washington University in St. Louis. The electrode, technically called a macro-sieve peripheral nerve interface, is comprised of a thin contact lens-like material less than 20 percent the diameter of a dime. It reportedly allows its users to feel heat, cold and pressure by stimulating the ulnar and median nerves of the upper arm.

This robotic prosthetic understands its wearer on a new level.

According to researchers, a reorganization of wiring in the brain could be an underlying cause of phantom limb pain experienced by amputees.