In the United States, approximately 185,000 people have an amputation each year, 507 people lose a limb each day, and 2.1 million people currently live with limb loss. By 2050, this number will reach ...
NAME: Eric Shoemaker TITLE: Certified prosthetist orthotist COMPANY: Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics in Hampden Twp., Gettysburg and York YEARS IN FIELD: 13 Q: What does a prosthetist do? A: ...
While losing a limb is a life-changing experience, it's important to remember that you don't have to go through an amputation alone. Your post-operative care will involve an interdisciplinary team ...
At Chris Kort’s midtown Manhattan office, Eric has stopped by to try on his new foot. Kort, prosthetist and president of Prosthetics in Motion, has created a new, lighter device for him to try. It ...
Fans of the 2011 movie "Dolphin Tale" may not know that it is based on a real-life situation, and that one of the characters the movie took some time to visit New Jersey this week. In the movie, a ...