#Amputee
Tricking amputees into accepting their prosthetic
A huge problem faced by amputees is that their prosthetic limb does not feel like it is part of their body.
Also amputees often feel the limb they have lost even though it is not there.
The use of virtual reality is helping those with prosthetic arms feel like these limbs are part of their own body.
Scientists have used sensory images to assess whether amputee nervous systems can adopt the artificial limb as part of the body.
If amputees ‘see’ the limb as part of their body using illusions of virtual reality it is more likely it will feel like it is their body.
Vision and touch have been used together in this way to trick the brains of amputees into thinking the artificial limb is theirs. Source.
Journal Reference:
Giulio Rognini, Francesco Maria Petrini, Stanisa Raspopovic, Giacomo Valle, Giuseppe Granata, Ivo Strauss, Marco Solcà, Javier Bello-Ruiz, Bruno Herbelin, Robin Mange, Edoardo D’Anna, Riccardo Di Iorio, Giovanni Di Pino, David Andreu, David Guiraud, Thomas Stieglitz, Paolo Maria Rossini, Andrea Serino, Silvestro Micera, Olaf Blanke. Multisensory bionic limb to achieve prosthesis embodiment and reduce distorted phantom limb perceptions. Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (2018). DOI:10.1136/jnnp-2018-318570
This Smart Prosthetic Ankle Can Easily Adjust To How Its User Walks And Rough Terrain
Engineers at Vanderbilt University, led by mechanical engineering professor Michael Goldfarb, unveiled an advanced Prosthetic Ankle that will revolutionize the way amputees or people who need artificial legs walk.
Diary of an Amputee - Bullying
Video: A 7-year-old amputee was jumped and bullied at school for months. His mother advocates for amputees to bring awareness about physical disabilities. They aim to show the world they started a Mobility Movement with charity PFFD - Prosthetics For Foreign Donation Inc.
Ottawa teen with prosthetic leg stars in goal for hockey team
Ottawa teen with a prosthetic leg is one of the MVPs for his hockey team.
'Empower Ankle' gives new hope to amputees
A technological breakthrough is giving new hope to amputee patients in Minnesota.
Toronto mom inspired to write children's book about daughter born without a hand
Toronto Mother Writes Children's Book About #Disability Inspired by Daughter
Canadian company helps amputees take a step in a fashion-forward direction
Alleles creates decorative covers for prosthetic legs that go beyond functionality.
Advances in Robotics and the Disability Tax Credit Provide Hope to Amputees
(Advances in Robotics and the Disability Tax Credit Provide Hope to Amputees) has been published on http://disabilitycreditcanada.com/
Nia Technologies Inc.
3D Printability combines 3D scanning, modelling and printing technologies with custom software and affordable hardware to produce prosthetic and orthotic mobility devices for children and youth.
BDWWA Yorkshire & Central Region
Our aim is to introduce newcomers to the sport of water skiing who, due to their disability would not have considered the challenge previously possible. Amputee, blind, deaf, sufferers of partial paralysis, paraplegic other wheelchair users, people with Multiple Sclerosis and learning disabilities have all graduated from The British Disabled Water Ski Association.
Yoga for Amputees
Yoga for Amputees, by Marsha Therese Danzig, BK amputee, is your resource for amputees to discover and practice yoga.
https://www.yogaforamputees.com/
Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team (WWAST)
The Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team™ (WWAST) is a 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission is to inspire and educate others while enhancing the health and welfare of Wounded Warrior Amputees.
http://woundedwarrioramputeesoftballteam.org/
Wounded Warrior Amputee Football Team (WWAFT)
The Wounded Warrior Amputee Football Team’s (WWAFT) mission is to raise awareness and support for our wounded warriors and their families.
http://woundedwarrioramputeefootballteam.org/
World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF)
The World Amputee Football Federation is the global governing body for amputee football (soccer).
http://www.worldamputeefootball.com/
Who Says I Can't Foundation (WSICF)
WSICF works with adults and kids with physical disabilities, including amputations and paralysis, to become involved with active sports.
The Prosthetic Foundation
Our purpose is to help individuals with amputations and to provide well fitted, appropriate prosthetic devices to those who cannot otherwise afford them.
https://www.theprostheticfoundation.org/
Steamboat PowderCats - Adaptive Skiing Program
Over the years, we’ve worked with these adaptive skiers, be it amputee, blind or sit skiers, in hopes to extend the world of powder skiing with Steamboat Powdercats to all those looking for the fresh, backcountry turn.
http://www.steamboatpowdercats.com/adaptive-skiing-program/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMu_5Fsb4ww
One Hand Can - Living 1-handed in a 2-handed world
This is a place to share and learn how I and other re-abled people have adapted our respective work and play environments and tools to accomplish whatever it is we want to do, regardless of the disability we may have.
Mountain Biking Amputee
MTB-Amputee is intended to encourage, inform, include, and support, amputee mountain bikers and cyclist, as well as educate the general public in regards to amputee mountain biking and cycling.
http://www.mtb-amputee.com/
