Alternative Mobility Aids In Motion – Accessibility and Mobility Issue ~ Originally for May/June 2009 Everyone who has been confronted with a lower extremity amputation has had to make decisions regarding his or her mobility options. Many amputees opt for a prosthesis as their primary mode, wearing it (or them) full-time. Some prefer wearing their…
Volume 6 · Number 6 · December 1996 Author: Tony van der Waarde (CP)c Many amputees complain of being allergic to plastic, and often wonder how much of this is a result of a skin-allergy or some other cause. Some visit dermatologists who run patch tests on an area of skin to determine which products…
“This patient desires a cosmetic prosthesis… nothing functional..” is a statement I hear every week from doctors, therapists, case managers, and even prosthetists. Why the distinction between cosmetic prosthetic devices and traditional ‘functional’ prosthetic devices? Is not something functional if it achieves what it was created to do? Historically, prosthesis were only considered functional if…