Manipulating clothing over a prosthesis is not easy and oftentimes gets in the way of fashion. This is why adaptive clothing is a necessity in the life of an individual with limb loss. Several online companies make adaptive clothing, or your local seamstress may be able to alter your current clothing to assist. Multiple adaptations are available, but here are some of the most highly recommended: Velcro seamed shirts: To avoid IV lines in the hospital or assist with decrea

Several years ago, I had the opportunity to speak to multiple survivors of the Boston Marathon Bombing at a follow up clinic one year after they sustained their injuries. Of the individuals with limb loss that were at the clinic, one ambulated in her prosthesis much better than the rest of the group that was present. When I asked her why she though that she was ambulating so well, she responded by sharing this article from the Amputee Coalition. The foundation of the artic

A "wear schedule" refers to the amount of time that the rehabilitation team has determined that an individual with limb loss should wear a liner and/or a socket to increase the limb tolerance to the equipment. Regardless of the routine you choose, the individual with limb loss needs to regularly increase the amount of time that they are wearing the liner/prosthesis and decrease the time that they spend out of the liner/prosthesis until they are able to ambulate throughout th