Did you know 85% of older adults have at least one chronic health condition, which can cause disability, and loss of quality of life and independence, according to the Alliance for Aging Research? September is Healthy Aging Month which promotes ways that people can...
By Katy Grainger, Amputee Coalition Certified Peer Visitor and Lead Advocate Five years ago, I was healthier than I had ever been, when I ended up losing seven of my fingertips and both of my lower legs from septic shock because of a small infection on my skin. My...
September 18-22 is Falls Prevention Awareness Week. ACL’s National Falls Prevention Resource Center created this public health observance to raise awareness of the impact of falls and help people take action to prevent them. The importance of falls prevention cannot...
Representing a significant breakthrough in amputation prevention, the LimFlow system was approved by the FDA on September 12, 2023. Monica Robins reported on the story for wkyc. LimFlow therapy is a minimally invasive procedure that bypasses blockages in arteries...
Reprinted with permission from American Heart Association News Stories Do your legs hurt when you walk? Experts on peripheral artery disease want you to know that it isn't normal. The condition can cause serious complications, but it can be managed. "Leg pain when you...
Calling all advocates! Whether you are an adult or a kid you can be a superhero for Sepsis awareness! In the middle of Sepsis Awareness Month, September 13 is recognized as World Sepsis Day which unites people all over the world in the fight against Sepsis. ...
Taking chances with your physical safety, especially when operating dangerous equipment on the job, is a risk Billy Parker warns others never to take. It’s a lesson he’s learned from experience after a life-threatening accident made him a bilateral amputee in 2007....
Affecting an estimated 49 million people worldwide each year, Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection according to the CDC. To increase the public’s awareness of the severity of Sepsis, the Sepsis Alliance designated September as...
This story originally published on Next Avenue. Written by Barbra Williams Cosentino. Horseback riding, archery, snowshoeing and ice fishing are just some of the activities that amputees can enjoy at the Travis Mills Foundation Veterans Retreat in Maine, founded by a...
In favor of pre-amputation care, the Amputation Coalition has provided a comment letter in support of the Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Congressman Donald Payne, Jr. on June 21, 2023. The letter emphasizes that this act...