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Learning about prosthetics

For whatever reason, you are now an amputee. You have made a step in the right direction by reading this page from Orthomed Technology Inc.

Right off the top – you are not alone!

Even though you may feel like the only amputee in the world, rest assured, you are not. In fact, there are estimated over three million amputees in the United States alone.

Many of us have gone through the steps you are currently treading, we have been there before and in doing so we hope to make your journey that much easier.

Not everyone becomes an amputee. Some people are born with an amputation also known as “limb loss”. This is not a result of a defective process, they are simply born without a limb or limbs, the reason is usually unknown.

We understand our patients

Every person’s experience at becoming an amputee is different. Still, we all share some relatively similar experiences: like our first visit to the prosthetist, our first prosthetic limb and learning to function again.

First visit to a prosthetist can be a scary and intimidating experience. The main thing on your first visit is to learn from the experience. Don’t let the prosthetist do all the work; ask questions from your prosthetist, ask them for information on local amputee support groups, if they do not know any, ask for someone who does.

If you feel that your prosthetist is unable to answer all of your questions then check with your local library, phone book, city hall, recreation centre or consult a different prosthetist or doctor but don’t let yourself go home feeling unfulfilled and confused.

You may have been told about all the things you won’t be able to do as an amputee. But don’t let that discourage you in any way. The truth is amputees can do everything non-amputees do, we just have to do it differently. Just remember when there is will, there is a way.