Roughly twenty years ago a lower limb amputee asked me to teach him how to run. “Absolutely “I said. What I thought was “hmm, better find out how!” And so began a journey that has affected both my personal and professional life. Naturally I hit the books and then was fortunate enough to get a [...]
For above knee amputees, the choice of knee joint for your leg prosthesis is critical for getting the best function from your prosthesis and the best match for your lifestyle. With improvements in prosthetic knee joint technology, the thinking of practitioners in the amputee rehabilitation field such as myself has had to change with regard [...]
For above knee amputees, walking on sloping ground can be challenging. This is the case when you are walking either up or down a slope. Everybody remarks how much harder it is to walk up the slope and I am afraid physics is to blame. (You may have begun to notice that I think physics [...]
