Logan, Congenital Quad Amputee
Logan, a child with limb differences was adopted from Ukraine 4 years ago. He is a congenital quad amputee with multiple physical challenges created from 10 years in an orphanage. He has had several sets of prosthetic legs. Getting him to be comfortable in them was a challenge, though Logan was determined to make progress. […]
Boston Herald article on USA Adaptive Climbing Nationals – June 2017
POA’s Ronnie Dickson reports that the USA Adaptive Climbing Nationals in Boston this weekend were a big success! Text message from Ronnie: “We rocked it out and had over 60 competitors at the adaptive climbing national championships with the furthest coming from Japan and India. We totaled 200 with spectators and volunteers. Jeff Bauman and […]
Upper Limb Amputee Research Participants Sought for DoD Supported FIU Study
Florida International University is seeking research participants with a below-elbow amputation for a study on “Neural Enabled Prosthesis for Upper Limb Amputees.” For additional information and contact info, click link below: NEP604_Web Recruitment Materials_Approved20170123
POA Client Luis Alberto Arias, AK Amputee, traveled from Colombia to see us
POA sees clients from all over the world, which is how Luis Alberto Arias learned of us. After recovering from an above knee amputation due to complications from an arterial thrombosis, he began to research and learn about different prosthetic technologies. In this search, Luis Alberto met María García, the last victim found after the […]
Charlie Learns to Walk on Two Prosthetic Legs – with a Little Help from his Friends
Four-year-old Charlie – recently adopted from China and missing both legs above the knee since birth – arrived at POA last month, eager to be fit with his very first set of prosthetic legs. While his check sockets were being fabricated, we introduced him to his new prosthetic “parts.” Charlie was fascinated with the feet […]
Dave Klar, AK Amputee: Exploring and Conquering New Heights
When Dave Klar lost his leg above the knee in August 2014, he feared that he had lost everything. Dave was working as an apprentice electrician at the time of the accident, and was unable to return to the job. He was also passionate about the outdoors, and heavily involved in BMX biking. The thought […]
Above Knee Amputee Colin Cook Competing in 2016 Stance ISA World Surfing Championship
In October 2015, POA client Colin Cook lost his leg above the knee to a shark while surfing in Hawaii. All goals have obstacles to overcome. We all have things standing in our way. They can often seem insurmountable, but with enough perseverance we can usually get around them. Over the past year, Colin has put […]
POA Client Stories: Meet Mark Daignault, BK Amputee
Fifty-nine-year-old Mark Daignault lost his leg below the knee in 1981 as the result of a motorcycle accident. For 26 years he suffered pain and sores, only able to walk short distances with a cane before sitting down to rest. “All that time I believed that this agony was an amputee’s way of life,” says […]
POA Kids Love Their “Mr. Stan!”
Bella, Iz, and Nico helped Mr. Stan welcome Lulu to POA and showed her all their *abilities*. #NoBoundaries here! Bella is a bilateral above knee amputee (PFFD), Iz is a bone cancer survivor with a Van Ness rotationplasty amputation, and Nico is missing both arms above the elbow. We will be making an above knee […]
POA Client Conner, Bilateral AK (PFFD) Amputee Walks for First Time Ever!
Conner, born with a condition that affected the development of his legs and hips (PFFD), had never been able to walk successfully on prosthetic legs. He stayed active by playing wheelchair tennis and used short prosthetic sockets attached directly to the feet (called “stubbies”) to get around. One of our POA clients, a physician who […]