This is a support community for amputees and their families, to discuss the issues facing those with limb loss in a safe, friendly environment.
Rules
The Trump administration wants to eliminate the National Limb Loss Resource Center
The Amputee Coalition empowers people with limb loss and limb difference through resources, support, and advocacy. Explore AC Funding Updates and other tools to navigate life at every stage. Learn more today!
The National Limb Loss Resource Center, part of the HHS-ACL (Administration for Community Living) is essentially the federally-funded arm of the Amputee Coalition to provide information and support to help amputees.
The National Limb Loss Resource Center receives $3.2m in federal grant. That's the cost of just two Tomahawk missiles. Unlike Tomahawk missiles, the National Limb Loss Resource Center improves the lives of millions of amputees.
Government efficiency indeed...
Local doctor and veteran help Ukraine war amputees
TL;DR: doctor uses a method called hydrodissection on Ukrainian war amputees to alleviate post-amputation pain and phantom pain.
Apparently it's a simple and promising method that has potential for amputees the world over.
More about hydrodissection here:
The winning photo depicts nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour whose arms were severed in an Israeli attack last year in Gaza.
The science fiction trope of humans superpowered by computer and bionic implants is fast becoming a reality, and today, a startup hoping for a role in how
Molly Harbron, 26, lost her left leg in April 2020 after medics failed to assess her case properly.
The family of five-year-old Saffanah praise NHS teams who "worked tirelessly to save her life".
Join us in spreading the word about limb loss and limb difference awareness month (LLLDAM) before April begins! Use #LLLDAM2025 to share!
Patients are coping with unbearable pain and clinics fill up faster than they can be staffed. What can be done about a health crisis worsening at breathtaking speed?
Dycem non-slip mats: great for one-handed use
These non-slip mats can be used to hold things steady if you only have the use of one hand.
This lady for example uses one to open a pill bottle.
And here's a review from a guy with one arm.
Despite staunch opposition from the Amputee Coalition, the House passed a budget resolution that could diminish amputees' access to health care by sharply reducing Medicaid spending.
The victim told police that a man said “burn in hell” as the tent was set on fire, the criminal complaint read.
Elefont ring - Adaptive Writing Device by Tryspire
The Elefont Ring is an adaptive assistive pencil grip made out our TPU 95a filament designed to help individuals with various gripping challenges use a pen or pencil independently. This latest version features an adjustable design that conforms to fingers, toes, and different pen or pencil sizes.The...
Tryspire offers this adaptive writing implement design for free (non-commercial CC license). You can print it yourself out of a flexible material like TPE or TPU.
Being cut from her high school basketball team was painful for Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel, but she refused to let that rejection, or being born with one arm, stop her from pursuing her basketball dreams.
The world's most comprehensive and trusted wheelchair travel website for researching wheelchair accessible hotels, restaurants, attractions & transportation.
