Directory of Amputee Resources

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Information and links for those who have suffered limb loss.

Subcategories

• Adaptive Equipment
• Elective Amputation
• Personal Pages
• Phantom Sensation
• Prosthetics
• Sports
• Support Groups

Resources in This Category

• American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics

  http://www.abcop.org/
  ABC was created in 1948 to promote the welfare of the physically challenged by establishing standards for patients receiving orthotic or prosthetic care. ABC conducts examinations to evaluate the competency of those persons planning to enter the practice of orthotics and prosthetics.

• Amputee Coalition of America

  http://www.amputee-coalition.org/
  National, non-profit amputee consumer educational organization representing people who have experienced amputation or are born with limb differences. The ACA includes individual amputees, amputee education and support groups, professionals family members and friends, agencies, and organizations.

• Amputee Resources for Canadian Amputees

  http://www.amputee.ca/
  Includes phantom pain support group, information about sports, humor, stories, news. Also personal site for Larry Gardner.

• Amputee Web

  http://www.talbronstein.org/
  News and stories of amputees throughout the world.

• NHS Choices: Amputation

  http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/amputation/
  Provides information on this surgical procedure involving removal of part of the body. Includes a short video and details of why and how it is performed, recovery, risks and complications.

• One Arm Dove Hunt

  http://www.onearmdovehunt.com/
  Annual event for arm amputees. Located in Olney, Texas.

• Prosthetika.com

  http://www.prosthetika.com/
  Collection of short video clips and instructions to help amputees perform specific tasks and activities.

• Tips 4 Arm-Amps

  http://loricase.com/tips4arm-amps/
  Created to show arm amps how to do things one handed, such as using a grungy on the stump to wash a remaining arm.

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