By Amanda Cullen and Michelle French - AustLII

Bilateral amputees face a much more difficult re- habilitation process to become fully independent. The amputee does not have a sound limb to rely on or to.







a qualitative study of military veterans' resilience and body esteem ...
?Amputees who we've spoken to have all said that they need a socket that fits absolutely perfectly, and notice even just a one percent change in the size of ...
Chapter 23 UPPER EXTREMITY PROSTHETICS
Doyle would like to work again, but for now he's helping a friend renovate his house. ?If I hadn't got to West Park, I don't know where I'd be today,? he says.
AUTHOR Lisa - Thrive Magazine
If your treating doctor says you will never recover completely or will always be limited in the work you can do, you may have a permanent disability. This means ...
With help from West Park, Patrick Doyle takes his life back
Individuals with Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) have the strong feeling that one or more healthy limbs do not belong to their body.
Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) - zora.uzh.ch
Amputation rate may be high. Recognise futility in limb reconstruction; decision to amputate should be made by two surgical consultants. Interventional ...
THE POWER OF JOINED-UP WORKING - Blesma
The use and maintenance of a prosthetic leg involve a number of areas related to cognitive processes such as memory, attention, concentration, visuospatial.
A review of user needs to drive the development of lower limb ...
Note that ALL values in the severe category on Table 36 exceed the amputation value of one LE of 40 %. ? Even if both lower extremities were amputated at the ...
Lower Extremity MMI and Impairment Rating
?Amputees have a bond,?. George said. ?I've met some extraordinary people since my amputation, from all walks of life; we share so much.?.
Amputee Coalition
These standards emphasise the need for physiotherapists to be aware of the roles of other members of the MDT and to have clear protocols and channels of ...
Recommendations Document Evidence based clinical guidelines for ...
Why do we invite you to participate? Because you recently had an amputation of your lower limb and is living in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan district.
Determining what rehabilitation information people obtained during ...
?I had to have both legs amputated above the knee, and Blesma has been a total godsend,? Paul said. ?I've got this electric wheelchair and had ...
PETE TALKS LIMB LOSS AND THE GEORGE CROSS - Blesma
As survivors of critical traumatic events, they saw the health- care professionals as lifesavers and repeatedly expressed grati- tude for them. For instance, ...