NHS England is now able to offer microprocessor controlled prosthetic knees under newly approved funding. John Morris, an amputee of over 50 years and a patient at the Bristol Centre for Enablement, is one of the first to benefit from this new policy. At the age of 14, John from Catcott in Somerset had his left leg amputated through the ... Read More »
Ottobock UK has welcomed the Government’s decision to approve the funding for the long awaited, Clinical Commissioning Policy: Microprocessor Controlled Prosthetic Knees. The policy allows hundreds of amputees living in England with above-knee limb loss access, via the NHS, to a life changing Microprocessor Controlled Prosthetic Knee (MPK). The policy regulates the NHS provision of a specific category of prosthetic ... Read More »
Funding Announcement Limb centres around the UK are now able to apply for funding of paediatric sports and activity limbs. Up until now there has been no dedicated funding for children’s sports and activity feet, meaning that young people with amputations or congenital limb loss may have been limited to a standard prosthetic foot which are not always suitable for ... Read More »
Ottobock, a world leading supplier of innovative solutions for people with limited mobility, has launched C-Leg 4, the fourth generation of the worlds first completely microprocessor controlled leg prosthesis. Since its inception in 1997, C-Leg has set the standard for microprocessor knees and every iteration since has continually improved the functionality and benefits for the user. Over 60,000 people have ... Read More »
Following from the success of last years New York Fashion Week, which saw models with a variety of disabilities take part, model Rebekah Marine will walk the runway at the FTL Moda show on September 13, sporting her state of the art prosthetic. Rebekah, 28 from New Jersey will be sporting her new i-limb quantum prosthetic hand, which was made ... Read More »
We’ve all heard of the new revolution in 3D printers being used to help develop prosthetics, but what about injured birds? Tieta the Toucan was left with a severely damaged beak after being mistreated. Tieta was rescued from an illegal market stall in Brazil, and with the help of researchers from three universities, was fitted with a brand new prosthetic ... Read More »
A talented amputee has refused to let losing his arm to cancer prevent him from doing his job by attaching the tools of his trade to his stump. Jon Chapman, 43, was left devastated when he was told his arm would have to be amputated after he developed a cancerous lump in his right hand. Read More »
Leeds-based amputee athlete, Adrian Howden, is set to compete at the 2013 Duathlon World Championships, on advanced new running blades fitted by RSLSteeper, one of the world’s leading providers of prosthetic and orthotic services. Read More »
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