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Mirrors and Phantom Pain Here's an article on using mirrors to reduce phantom pain: http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/03/19/mirror.therapy/index.html?iref=mpstoryview I started using mirrors a year ago. I found that the more consistant I was the less pain I experienced. It does work! ... 18 Jun 2008 23:43
Visiting Angels? It provides in-home care for people whose mobility is greatly impaired. Does anyone out here have any experience with them, especially the Seattle office and its employees or any other companies? Much obliged ... 18 Jun 2008 23:43
The more you eat the taller you get! Sound odd but for lower limb amputees it makes sense. If you don't watch your diet and caloric intake (eat too much) you will gain weight. If you gain weight, the diameter of your residual limb (stump) grows bigger. If the diameter of your residual limb grows, you wont be able to fit down inside your socket ... 18 Jun 2008 23:43
Amputee Candidate for Senate Very clever.... http://youtube.com/watch?v=N2UesvrH-cs ... 18 Jun 2008 23:43
Trick to avoid skin irritation and skin shear from slicone liners Here are two photos that show a painful red ring ("skin shear") around the upper thigh from the top edge of a silicone liner, and a silicone liner that is only partially (donned) rolled on. The gradual rounded curvature of the liner at the top where it meets the skin allows the skin to be more flexible and not... 18 Jun 2008 23:43
Suction or Pin/Lock System? That is the question... On Jan 20, 2:25 pm, "Chuck" <ch...(a)nospam.mchsi.com> wrote: Suction or Pin/Lock System? That is the question... Everyone please jump in... I asked my pros why he gave (lol) me the pin/lock instead of the suction, since I've got a skin graft and the suction is supposed to be easier on the stump. He said th... 18 Jun 2008 23:43
suction vs pin lock hey everyone. I am 11/2 yr rbtk amp. still kinda new at all of this. They started me out with a suction prosthesis after my 8th surgery, which we tried for months to fit after I healed but my tibia calloused and kept growing and they had to do a revision, so the suction prosthesis I never really got to wear too mu... 18 Jun 2008 23:43
Aaron Fotheringham Turned His Wheelchair Into A Super Skateboard http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/Story?id=4303338&page=1 -- Moe Jones www.hal-pc.org/~moejones ... 18 Jun 2008 23:43
Suction or Pin/Lock System? That is the question... I was hoping to get more comments here as to what people have tried. I have used a locking pin for ten years and I guess I was really curious about the amputees using a suction system. Oh well........ "Chuck" <chuck(a)nospam.mchsi.com> wrote in message news:6fNkj.308644$Fc.8414(a)attbi_s21... Suction or Pin/L... 18 Jun 2008 23:43 |