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 […]
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 […]
Conner, One Week Later – Walking Unassisted!
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 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!
POA Client Valerie – Active Senior Citizen and Above Knee Amputee #NoBoundaries
POA client Valerie Petta’s leg was amputated above the knee after a diagnosis of cancer just after she and her husband retired to Florida. Did she give up? Did she stop doing all the things she loved? No way! This lady is living her life to fullest! #NoBoundaries #NoExcuses