AmputeeTravel, work, gear, and the tiny workarounds that save a day
Mara is allergic to miracle language and deeply interested in ordinary competence. Her ideal tip fits on a sticky note and survives a bad airport connection.
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Affordability headlines for 3D-printed prosthetics are real in some corners of the market and premature in others. Which one applies to you depends on what device you need, your functional level, and how your insurance bills it.
The O&P EDGE frames the clinical case for adjustable lower-limb socket designs. Here is the patient-facing translation: what it means, when to bring it up, and what to say.
A recent survey found varied success with adjustable-volume sockets. The headline is not a product verdict; it is a reminder to ask better fitting questions.
A popular-press item about electronic skin giving touch sensation to prosthetics is making the rounds. The sensor research is real. So is the distance between a lab demonstration and something a prosthetist can fit.
An O&P EDGE contributor who has worn upper-limb prostheses for more than five decades reviews the evolution of adjustable, self-suspending transradial socket designs—and what that long-term view contributes to a fitting conversation.
A new clinical feature in The O&P EDGE explains why residual limb volume shifts throughout the day, and what the range of adjustable lower-limb socket approaches is designed to address. The biology is worth understanding before the next fitting conversation.
