Winter is here and cold temperatures, snow, and ice can make going out and about a challenge for amputees. Proper care is the key to keeping your prosthetic leg functioning at its best through winter’s worst. With winter comes cold, slippery conditions, and the last thing you want is to...
For pain-free use of prosthetics, you will need to maintain a healthy weight. However, that doesn’t mean you have to focus on a number on the scale all the time. If you are taking a balanced diet and taking care of your physical and mental health, you will be able to maintain your...
The crutch becomes a temporary prosthetic lower leg. The iWALK Crutch has a number of benefits. Because you retain the use of both your hands, it gives you a lot more freedom. People who use it can go to work, look after the kids, walk the dog, go grocery shopping, even do workouts...
A game-changer in prosthetics has been introduced to the world, and for the first time, amputees are regaining sensation through an electrical signal from their prosthetic arm. Max Ortiz-Catalan, a professor of bionics, explains the process of implanting
There's no vegetation, there's nothing to look at, there's nothing to visit. Generally people will go, Oh my God, that's not a street I wanna walk down. And therefore, it's not a great street. And the opportunity as an architect or landscape architect ...
Johann's ship. The dragons and riders chased them and threw all their metal objects that the Smokebreaths have taken and returned. A Smokebreath attacked Hiccup's prosthetic leg but Fishlegs attacked and turned back, but is still afraid of him. The riders and dragons returned safely toBerk....
Years later, Aron leads as active a lifestyle as ever. Though he now relies on a prosthetic limb, he is able to enjoy many of the same activities as before his accident. The harrowing ordeal Aron Ralston faced points out some of the key principles of amputation surgery. First off, his ...
Liners play an important role in the comfort and health for prosthetic leg users. They fit over your residual limb and go between your limb and the socket (the socket is the shell that encases your limb and connects you to your prosthesis). If you use either a vacuum or a suction susp...
Honda researchers began by studying the legs of insects, mammals, and the motion of a mountain climber with prosthetic legs to better understand the physiology and all of the things that take place when we walk -- particularly in the joints. For example, the fact that we shift our weight ...
Contour around your breasts to make them look more shapely and bigger. Add a touch of highlighter to the tops of your breasts to make them look fuller. Areola Darkening – Use makeup to darken the areolas. Yep,areolas often become darker during pregnancy. Nipple Enlargement – This comes han...