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 […]
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
Merry Christmas from Prosthetic & Orthotic Associates!
Wishing our POA family and friends a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We count our blessings every day, and you are on top of that list.Thank you for entrusting your prosthetic care to us. The following video features just a few of the many, but ALL of you are in our hearts!
Mixing Playtime with Prosthetics at POA
Micaela, in town from Peru, passes the time playing with POA’s chief canine entertainer, Sarabi, and entertainer-in-training, Kopa. There are no language barriers to FUN! We do our best to make the prosthetic fitting process, which can sometimes be stressful, as easy and pleasant as possible. Micaela gives her new prosthesis a thumbs up, an […]
A Week of Firsts at POA
We love working with our clients and helping them take back their abilities – or learn new ones! #POAproud #NoBoundaries #POAclientsRock
POA Client Brian Mast Set His Sights on Harvard, and Congress #NoBoundaries
Blessed to be part of this Warrior’s team. Brian Mast Sets Sights on Harvard and Congress #POAproud #NoBoundaries
POA’s Stan Patterson & 2 of our Veteran clients in segment Golf Channel’s Veterans Day Tribute to Wounded Warriors
POA’s Stan Patterson and two of our clients, Mike Fradera and Bill Mathews (both veterans), were featured in a special Veterans Day segment of the Golf Channel’s “Golf Central” program tonight. (Segment begins at the 17:50 minute mark.) #VeteransDay #NoBoundaries
Franklin, Quadruple Amputee, Rides a Bike for the First Time since His Amputations!
Just received some great news and video from Franklin – he rode a bike for the first time since losing all four of his limbs to a near-deadly bacterial infection in 2011. “I hope you guys are okay. One more time I want to share with POA another goal of my life – yesterday was […]
POA and 50Legs.org Kids Rock! – #NoBoundaries
We had a great time with Jack and his family last week! It was especially fun when Steve Chamberland brought some of his other 50legs.org kiddos up to meet them. Another bonus was that William, who is about Jack’s age, was scheduled for an appt. that day, too. Party at POA! Happy Tuesday, everyone!