Mei White, PFFD Amputee – Paralympic Dreams Come True

Flashback to 2012! MeiMei and Ellie were getting ready to participate in their first triathlon and were very excited! We did a fun little interview about their dreams for the future, which included, especially for MeiMei, being in the paralympics! Fast forward to 2021, and MeiMei is in Tokyo, competing as a swimmer in the […]

Bilateral Amputee Marko Cheseto Sets World Marathon Record

We are very proud of Marko Cheseto – a great athlete and even greater man!  He ran the TCS New York marathon and  set  a new record for bilateral (double) below knee amputees  – 2 hours, 52 minutes, 33 seconds.  And that was his first marathon!  Then Marko returned home to Orlando and became a U.S. […]

First Child with Bilateral Hand Transplant

Regas Woods, a congenital bilateral above knee amputee and Paralympic athlete, sent us a photo of him with a pretty incredible new friend. “I met the coolest little famous guy in the airport this morning,” wrote Regas. His name is Zion Harvey, and he’s the first kid to have a bilateral hand transplant. He also […]

POA Prosthetic Legs for Play Time… or the Paralympics!

Man and girl double amputees

We build customized running legs for the tallest (POA paralympian Regas Woods) and the smallest (future POA paralympian and doctor, Bella). ? Whether you run for fun or paralympic medals, Your Success Is Our Passion! ‪#‎Rio2016‬ ‪#‎NoBoundaries‬

POA client Amy Purdy on cover of Strong Fitness Magazine

#POA client and U.S. Paralympics snowboarder Amy Purdy is on the Sept/Oct cover of STRONG Fitness Magazine! If you’d like a copy, it should be in stores within the next couple of weeks. ‪#‎NoBoundaries‬ ‪#‎Inspiration

POA Athletes Getting Ready for the Paralympics!

Athlete Getting Ready for Paralympics

POA clients Scout Bassett (AK amputee), April Holmes (BK amputee) and Regas Woods (bilateral AK amputee) are getting ready to fly! Scout was in town last week for a prosthetic tune-up, Regas will be in this week, and April, who lives in the area, is training hard! We can’t wait to see the results of […]

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 […]

We are POA: Amputees Achieving Their Goals

Happy Prosthetic & Orthotic Associates Patients

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