Dana, Hip Disarticulate: Amazing Story of Survival and Perseverance
This is the story of a true warrior! Dana had been a runner all her life, until a series of events beginning in 2002 led to the amputation of her leg through the hip joint in 2014. Surgery for a stress fracture was unsuccessful and was followed by a knee replacement in 2006. Still in […]
Gomez Orthotic System (GOSS) for Spinal Deformities now available at POA
We are pleased to add a new patient care service to our list of specialties at POA. Gomez Orthotic Systems, located in St. Petersburg, Florida, has begun treating patients with abnormal curvatures of the spine in our Orlando office. The GOSS method, created by Jose Miguel Gomez, MD, is a unique conservative treatment for spine […]
It’s Time for a New Prosthetic Leg For Mirai!
Now that Mirai has a new, taller prosthesis with a “big girl” carbon fiber foot, look out mom and grandma – she’s a girl on the run! Thanks to Steve Chamberland 50legs.org for partnering with us again. Let the shenanigans begin! ? ❤️ #poakids #50legsrocks #prosthetics #kids #noboundaries
Bree McMahon’s Comeback Story
We met Bree six years ago, just a few weeks after the tragic accident that resulted in the amputation of one leg above the knee, and severe injuries to the other. Bree, sitting up in her hospital bed, eyes bright with curiosity and determination, clutched a bright green soccer shoe while we explained the prosthetic […]
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 client Colin Cook, AK Amputee
POA client Colin Cook is confident enough to flip/jump off a bridge and into the water wearing his prosthetic leg. Colin knows his socket will stay on, no matter what challenges he puts it through. #NoBoundaries #poa
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 […]
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 […]