Support Community for Amputees

Cool affordable hand with haptic feedback from Psyonic in San Diego, CA.

Here's a video overview of this hand.

Best of all: if you like to tinker, Psyonic put the Ability Hands' API on their Github, so you're not limited to their software: you can do your own thing and control it however you want.

The National Limb Loss Resource Center, part of the HHS-ACL (Administration for Community Living) is essentially the federally-funded arm of the Amputee Coalition to provide information and support to help amputees.

The National Limb Loss Resource Center receives $3.2m in federal grant. That's the cost of just two Tomahawk missiles. Unlike Tomahawk missiles, the National Limb Loss Resource Center improves the lives of millions of amputees.

Government efficiency indeed...

TL;DR: doctor uses a method called hydrodissection on Ukrainian war amputees to alleviate post-amputation pain and phantom pain.

Apparently it's a simple and promising method that has potential for amputees the world over.

More about hydrodissection here:

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250219/Hydrodissection-may-offer-hope-for-post-amputation-pain-relief.aspx

Thing has found a new home!

OXO Good Grips POP containers

These non-slip mats can be used to hold things steady if you only have the use of one hand.

This lady for example uses one to open a pill bottle.
And here's a review from a guy with one arm.

Also, you can track the SEBCM bills here:

https://livingwithamplitude.com/prosthetic-cost-insurance-reform-for-amputees/

Tryspire offers this adaptive writing implement design for free (non-commercial CC license). You can print it yourself out of a flexible material like TPE or TPU.

I just found Zipped Brands, a company that modifies other brand shoes to add zippers to them. If you have difficulties putting shoes on or lacing them, they seem great! They're not cheap though.

Some advice for Valentine's day.