Resources: Links
Apps
Fitness App for Amputees From Ottobock - According to Ottobock, the app is designed specifically for lower limb amputees. This free app helps you achieve optimal outcomes with your prosthesis.
Government Resources
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
National Committee for Quality Assurance
Helpful Resources
Amputee Coalition of America - is an incredible resource for you. According to their website, The Amputee Coalition is the nation’s leading organization on limb loss, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for amputees and their families, improving patient care and preventing limb loss. With the generous support of the public, we are helping amputees live well with limb loss, raising awareness about limb loss prevention and ensuring amputees have a voice in matters affecting their ability to live full, thriving lives.
O&P Edge Resources Page Our friends at the O&P Edge have compiled an extensive list of resources that are constantly being updated. O&P Edge is a free, monthly, independent magazine that covers the clinical, business, regulatory, and human aspects of the orthotic and prosthetic community directly, objectively, and with breadth and depth.
Manufacturer Websites
Adaptive Sports Resources
Video
Progressive O&P Video - We have a growing video library of patient stories, product demonstrations, tips and more available here on our site or on YouTube.
Podcasts
Living Adaptive with Scott Davidson
More Resources
BMI Calculator - Amputee Coalition has created this tool to help individuals with limb loss assess their weight status by calculating their body mass index.
Journals & Blogs
The O&P Edge- Cutting edge information for the prosthetics, orthotics and allied health care professions.
Journal of Prosthetics & Orthotics- 60 complete issues online, fully searchable.
Journal of the Association of Children’s Prosthetic Orthotic Clinics- Fully Searchable JACPOC Archives.
Ottobock – Momentum- A blog by limb-loss patients for patients
Tales of an Amputee Mommy- Stories from an amputee mom with two boys