POA client Katie Eddington, AK amputee – Making Great Strides! #CNN #WKYT TV
7-year-old POA Orlando client Katie Eddington made the news twice this week; first in her home state of Kentucky and then on CNN national news! This pint-size dynamo made the decision to amputate her leg last December, and has never looked back! During her most recent visit to POA we fit her with a running prosthesis with […]
Congratulations to our POA Paralympians! #Rio2016
POA clients Scout Basset, April Holmes, and Regas Woods are going to be representing #TeamUSA at the 2016 Paralympic Games in rio de janeiro, Brazil! Marko Cheseto will be there as well, representing his home country of Kenya. We could not be more proud of these world class athletes, and look forward to cheering them […]
Boston Bombing Survivors Offer Support To Orlando Terror Attack Victims
POA client Celeste Corcoran, who lost both legs in the Boston Marathon bombing 3 years ago, stopped by last Friday for a “prosthetic tune-up” before attending a vigil for victims of the recent terror attack here in Orlando. The next day, Celeste and nine of her fellow bombing survivors visited Pulse nightclub shooting survivors in […]
POA Client Jim Ramage, AK/BK Amputee
Long-time POA client Jim Ramage and his lovely wife, Deb, pose for a photo with Roger before returning home to Pennsylvania after a week at POA. A bilateral (AK/BK) amputee, Jim does the type of difficult manual labor that most able-bodied men couldn’t do – heavy equipment repair and welding. To do this job as […]
Regas Woods, Bilateral Above Knee Amputee: 2016 Paralympian to Watch!
Regas Woods, brought up in Dunnellon, a small agricultural area in northern Florida, perpetually defied expectations. Born with a congenital anomaly that prevented the proper growth and development of his legs, the little boy who’s mother was told he would never walk is a paralympic champion with the 2016 paralympic games on his agenda. When […]
Colin Cook, Shark Attack Survivor: Moving Forward with Prosthetic Leg
Colin Cook, who lost his leg but won the battle with a tiger shark last October, arrived at POA ready to begin the next phase of his rehabilitation – walking independently. Steve Chamberland and his 50legs.org came by to greet him and offer support. Celeste Corcoran, Boston bombing survivor, also in town to be fit […]
Celeste Corcoran – Stronger Than Ever!
Because of all the great Pilates work Celeste has been doing, the muscles in her legs have strengthened and developed. We made new prosthetic legs which allow her to fire and use those muscles, and Celeste headed back to Boston on Wednesday walking faster, stronger, and with even more confidence! #NoBoundaries #CorcoranStrong
We are POA: Amputees Achieving Their Goals
At POA, your Success is our Passion. We specialize in engineering and fitting high-performance, high-technology prostheses. Whatever your goals may be, our team of professionals have one focus: to provide you with a prosthesis that will allow you to achieve them. #NoBoundaries
Brianna Maravel, OT Student, Writes Article on Her Experience Shadowing at POA
Brianna Maravel, an Occupational Therapy student at Florida International University in Miami, wrote an article about her experience shadowing Ronnie Dickson and other CP’s at POA. See page 12 of attached link to “Advance” Magazine for Occupational Therapy Practitioners. Advance magazine for Occupational Therapy Practitioners