Young multiple amputee tells success story at War Amps Toronto Seminar Aug 16, 2008
TORONTO, Aug. 16 /CNW Telbec/ - For some, being born a quadruple amputee might be considered an obstacle, but not for Lindsay Hilton, 22, of Halifax. Today (Saturday August 16) at 1:30 pm in Ballroom South of Toronto's Westin Prince Hotel (900 York Mills Road) Lindsay will tell her success story to multiple amputee children - or Super Champs - from across Canada attending The War Amps 2008 Multiple Amputation Seminar ... In a session called "They Did It: You Can Too!," Lindsay will tell her... (Canada Newswire)
Amputees hit the surf in Pismo Aug 16, 2008
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They filmed the soldiers being treated in the Amputee Physical Therapy Unit at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. They filmed them training with members of the Achilles Track Club in New York City. They visited with the soldiers and their families in homes across the country. (Newport Daily News, RI)
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But when she took her spot on a New Jersey track at last month's International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation Junior World Games, the loudspeaker announcement gave her a much greater reward. "Kelsie Kellen, for the United States of America.". (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Durbin in Spring Valley Aug 14, 2008
Durbin said the No. 1 injury among Iraq veterans is traumatic brain injury, and there are also amputees and veterans with post traumatic stress disorder. We ve got a lot of returning veterans, soldiers and Marines and sailors and airmen who ve served overseas, and they need help when they get home, Durbin said. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Review: Comedy 'Tropic Thunder' Equally Offends Aug 13, 2008
But be forewarned: If you can't take 90 minutes of a movie that takes swipes at the mentally disabled, drug addicts, amputees, gay men, over bloated Hollywood actors (especially ones who undergo pigmentation in order to get the leading African-American role in a war movie), Asian drug lords, Sean Penn or the Academy Awards, then you probably should stay away from "Tropic Thunder.". Already there are folks lining up to protest one continuing offensive storyline in "Thunder," in which Ben... (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Health Glance 8-11-08 Aug 11, 2008
Amputee Support Group The Amputee Support Group meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Yuma Rehabilitation Hospital, 901 W. 24th St.. Sports physicals offered Pinnacle Healthcare, 3939 S. Avenue 3E, is doing school and sports physicals. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
VISTA volunteer digs into community service Aug 10, 2008
"As an amputee, Dad came home with one leg and went back to farming, never complaining. Maybe that gives me an edge. He is 87 now and still going.". Looking ahead, Hohensee said she would like to spend a second year as a VISTA volunteer if the city can obtain another grant to pay her salary. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Dogs Test Osseointegration Prosthes... Aug 10, 2008
Dogs Test Osseointegration Prostheses: Canine Research to Benefit Human Amputees ... Canine Research to Benefit Human Amputees. (Suite101.com)
Disabled Athletes Breaking Olympic Barriers Aug 9, 2008
Single amputee Natalie Dutoit of South Africa will compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing ... A double amputee, Pistorius was ruled ineligible for the Olympics because his artificial limbs were thought to give him an unfair advantage over able-bodied runners. (R News)
China Led by Liu Races to Surpass U.S. With Olympic Medals as Games Begin Aug 8, 2008
South African swimmer , who lost her left leg in a car accident, will become the first amputee to compete at an Olympics since 1936; 41-year-old of the U.S. is set to be the only swimmer to take part in five Olympics; Ethiopian runner will try for an unprecedented third 10,000-meter title; Natalia Patyka, born without a right forearm, will represent Poland in table tennis. Ban Lifted. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Prosthetics take the high-tech route Aug 7, 2008
In the US, more money than ever is going into developing smarter, lighter and more comfortable prosthetic limbs, partially driven by the huge number of amputee soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq - at least 900, according to the US Department of Defence ... Researchers are refining this technology, hoping to make even delicate manual tasks possible for amputees ... This year a South African double amputee, Oscar Pistorius, made headlines when his bid to run alongside able-bodied... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Going Going Games Aug 6, 2008
Earlier this year the authorities had had another Olympian hiccup when after banning Oscar Pistorius, the South African double amputee sprinter, for using artificial legs which they claimed gave him an unfair advantage, an apex court of sports arbitration reinstated him. It's a different matter that Pistorius didnt qualify but had he gone through, it would have initiated a renewed era of discord. (India Times, India)
Iraq veteran excels at Paralympics shot put Aug 6, 2008
"I can't tell you how important sport is in rehabilitation, not just in the physical side, but the mental side," said Huebner, whose amputee grandfather was once featured in "Ripley's Believe it Or Not" for being a one-armed pitcher with a. 400 batting average. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
8 internationals worth watching Aug 6, 2008
2- Natalie du Toit, South AfricaOPEN WATER SWIMMINGShe became the first amputee to qualify for the Olympics when she finished fourth at the world championships, 5. 1 seconds behind the winner. (News & Observer -- Sports)
In Beijing, "one world" but dreams for many Aug 6, 2008
But even though Pistorious, a double amputee, eventually gained permission to run in the Olympics with the carbon fiber blades that are his substitute for lower legs, he could not reach the qualifying time in the 400. Du Toit, whose left leg was amputated at the knee after a car accident in 2001, qualified for the inaugural 10-kilometer open water swim and has a slim chance at a medal. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
YRMC Wound Care Center speeds up healing for patients Aug 4, 2008
He said, "85 percent of amputees start out with a little wound on their toe or foot, so it's a big deal to get people into the hospitals that we can treat the wound early and aggressively.". Jerry's wife, Joy, said they couldn't have chosen a better place for medical care - "and that's very important when you're our age.". (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
CAMP PENDLETON: Injured veterans learn surfing Aug 3, 2008
Weekend camp helps amputees re-engage with life ... Brokaw and 15 other current and former service members --- most of them amputees ---- were guests at an instructional surf camp Saturday at Camp Pendleton's San Onofre beach hosted by "Operation Amped," an organization that helps injured veterans learn adaptive sports. (North County Times)
Cancer 'Survivor' to speak at Relay For Life Aug 2, 2008
He is the only amputee to appear on "Survivor" (Survivor Vanuatu, Season 9. . (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Welsch ready for Pan Mass Aug 1, 2008
An amputee, Welsch swam 14 miles of the Connecticut River to raise more money for PMC. ... He s persistent at getting stiff done and is an example for amputee athletes. (Burlington Union, MA)
Cyclist urges others to embrace life Aug 1, 2008
Amputees Across America brings message of hope to physical therapy patients in Mechanicsburg ... Wednesday afternoon, Sapere and the organization he founded, Amputees Across America, visited the HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Mechanicsburg to bring a message of hope to patients who had suffered debilitating injuries ... Myers first encountered Amputees Across America in 2003 Sapere when visited him in a HealthSouth rehab hospital. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Sentinel Morning Update: Carlisle residents pack borough police meeting Jul 31, 2008
Video on the Amputees Across America stop in Mechanicsburg ... Bicyclists bring stories, hope to recovering amputees ... Wednesday afternoon, Sapere and the organization he founded, Amputees Across America, were at the HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Mechanicsburg to bring a message of hope to patients who had suffered debilitating injuries. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Suffolk veteran competes in Veterans Games Jul 30, 2008
They also compete within classes according to the level of their physical ability, with three quadriplegic-level classes (IA, IB, and IC), and four paraplegic-level or amputee classes (II, III, IV, and V). Slaughter competes as a Class IV in the Novice division. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
Limbs of Love helps desperate Houston woman walk again Jul 30, 2008
Right now, there are as many as 5,000 amputees in Texas who have health insurance. But insurance doesn t cover artificial limbs. (KHOU.com, TX)
Boosting Child Safety Jul 28, 2008
Regarding "Running Strong" (June 29): Thank you for providing hope to amputees everywhere. At Dover Rehabilitation and Living Center, I work with recent amputees who are receiving months and months of physical therapy and rehabilitation, and the work of scientists to create orthotics for runners and others is the hope I can pass on to them to help them through this arduous time ... Prosthesis designer Hugh] Herr makes an astute observation about the cultural tension regarding prosthetics and the... (Boston Globe)
Groundhogs cast shadow on summer Jul 28, 2008
Bode-McManus, a leg amputee, is nervous about walking around out back for fear of falling. Her 67-year-old mother, Lillian Bode, who owns the house, is just as scared. (New Haven Register, CT)
Surgery Will Put Dog With Amputated Leg Back On All Fours Again Jul 28, 2008
24, 2007) Phantom limb pain occurs in at least 90% of limb amputees. In a new study, one group of amputees viewed a reflective image of themselves in a mirror (mirror group); a second group viewed a covered. (Science Daily)
Taking construction step by step Jul 26, 2008
" After doing Australia's only prosthetics degree at La Trobe University as a mature-aged student, Harrison began his new career 10 years ago and specialises in transfemoral, or above-the-knee, amputations. His patients include the Herald reporter Cynthia Banham, who recently walked on her new limbs in public for the first time after losing her legs in last year's Garuda plane crash, and Gerry Jenkins, the Australia-Pacific boss of Chrysler who lost his right leg in a 2004 motorbike accident.... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Amputee Athletes Ready for Extremity Games Jul 24, 2008
7 million people living with limb loss in the United States, though more than 40 percent of those are age 65 and older, according to statistics compiled by the Amputee Coalition of America. Amputee athletes have become increasingly ambulatory since the mid-1980s, replacing the wheelchair team sports that became popular with Vietnam veterans, said the coalition's CEO, Paddy Rossbach ... The modifications help amputees get onto the surfboards and preserve the physical benefits that come from... (Fox News)
For Your Eyes Only: Custom Interfaces Make Computer Clicking Faster, Easier Jul 23, 2008
(June 24, 2008) Devices known as brain-machine interfaces could someday be used routinely to help paralyzed patients and amputees control prosthetic limbs with just their thoughts. Now researchers have taken the. (Science Daily)
Deadly TollsSick truckers causing fatal wrecks Jul 23, 2008
-- A Virginia trucker with a prosthetic leg from a farm accident more than 10 years ago is permitted to drive tanker trucks until at least 2012, even though he doesn't have the proper federal paperwork required for amputees. Virginia revoked the medical license for the official who approved him to drive over charges the official was caught illegally distributing controlled substances. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Heavyweight havoc on highways Jul 23, 2008
-- A Virginia trucker with a prosthetic leg from a farm accident more than 10 years ago is permitted to drive tanker trucks until at least 2012, even though he doesn't have the proper federal paperwork required for amputees. -- George Albright Jr., 61, smashed his 70,000-pound tractor-trailer into congested traffic on Interstate 70 in June 2006, killing four women in a Ford sedan about 30 miles east of Columbia, Mo. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Comic Book Universe Jul 20, 2008
An above-the-elbow amputee from a battlefield explosion, Dr. Connors became a biology teacher at Empire State University (Peter Parker s alma mater). Through his advanced knowledge of biology and intense study of how reptiles regrow missing tails, Dr. Connors invented a serum that did regenerate his arm but eventually turned him into a lizard. (Suite101.com)
Pistorius doesn't make relay squad, ending his Olympic dream (Today) Jul 19, 2008
The double-amputee sprinter was left off South Africa's 1,600-meter relay team yesterday, ending his hopes of running in the Summer Games. Pistorius couldn't hit the 400-meter qualifying time of 45. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
'Blade runner' fails to qualify Jul 17, 2008
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius fell short of the 400m qualifying time for the Olympics today, though his lifetime best run could yet get him to Beijing in the relay. The 21-year-old South African shrugged off the pre-race distraction of threatening legal action against the IAAF to finish third in his heat in 46. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
U.S. Sued Over Dropping of Benefits for Disabled Jul 17, 2008
Two years ago, the government told the amputee he would have to make do with less. Kaplan, who is from Ukraine, lost his $603 in Supplemental Security Income after he missed a seven-year deadline to become a U.S. citizen. (Yahoo News -- Disabilities and the Disabled)
Double amputee fails to qualify for Olympic 400-meter Jul 17, 2008
The double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius said Wednesday that he was happy with his season's achievements despite missing out in his last bid to qualify for the 400-meter race at the Beijing Olympics next month. Pistorius set a personal-best time of 46. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Patriot Games Jul 17, 2008
Daubert, who is head of the Americans With Disabilities in Lindsay, said he hopes to inspire Tulare County to hold competitions here for Valley veterans in wheelchairs and amputees. For more information about getting involved, call Timothy Daubert at 562-8041. (The Exeter Sun, CA)
Olympics Notebook: Amputee sprinter fails to qualify (Today) Jul 17, 2008
Olympics Notebook: Amputee sprinter fails to qualify ... Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius fell short of the 400-meter qualifying time he needed yesterday to make the Olympics, though the personal best time he ran could still get him to Beijing in the relay. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Stone angers PETA again Jul 16, 2008
PETA president Ingrid Newkirk blasted: "She chose to make a tiny insect an amputee. Perhaps she should change her name legally to 'Heart of Stone.' ". Sharon's spokesperson has laughed off the incident, saying: "If the tarantula was a male, we could add him to her list of her extraordinary leading men, including Richard Chamberlain, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Gere and Dustin Hoffman.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
IAAF: Bladerunner is dangerous Jul 16, 2008
PARIS: South Africa's Oscar Pistorius (pic), the double amputee who is hoping to run alongside able-bodied competitors at the Beijing Olympics, was branded a potential danger to other athletes on Monday. Pierre Weiss, the general secretary of the sport's governing body, the IAAF, believes that if Pistorius, who runs on carbon fibre blades, takes part in the 4x400m relay, he could be a risk to other runners once they are bunched on the track. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Last chance for Pistorius Jul 16, 2008
Amputee sprinter needs lifetime best to make Olympics ... The double-amputee sprinter will run in the 400 meters today at Lucerne, Switzerland, knowing he must run the fastest time of his life to persuade South African selectors to include him in the Beijing team that they'll announce the next day. (News & Observer -- Sports)
More female soldiers serve 'inside the wire' Jul 14, 2008
Mitchell is one of 599 women wounded in the Middle East and part of the first wave of female combat amputees in U.S. history ... Male amputees typically prefer a titanium leg ... Seven female amputees have been treated at BAMC.. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Stone slammed by Peta over spider amputation Jul 14, 2008
Spokesperson Ingrid Newkirk tells the New York Post, "She chose to make a tiny insect an amputee. Perhaps she should change her name legally to 'Heart of Stone'". Earlier this month Newkirk wrote Stone a letter, offering Stone a brain scan after the actress suggested China's recent earthquake tragedy was "karma" for the way the nation treat Tibetans. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Navy nurse pioneer leads renewal of Corps vows Jul 14, 2008
"I learned even more than I did in training with all the amputees, gas gangrene and so many other things you never saw in the emergency room on civilian duty.". She was assigned to the USS Comfort, a hospital ship, "to set up emergency departments" at a time when the ship was docked. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
A soldier's tale: Wounded in Iraq, struggling for a life Jul 13, 2008
"It was days before Dominguez was conscious, weeks before he was lucid, months before he left the ICU.He couldn't use his left hand and he could barely walk. Ivonne got a transfer to Texas from her Transportation Security Administration job in Fort Myers and moved into a room on the hospital grounds. She showed up most days to help her son wash, or to change his wound dressings."I'd never seen so many amputees, so many badly burnt people," she said.After he emerged from the coma, Dominguez... (Anchorage Daily News)
Nothing stops Valley soldier Jul 13, 2008
"Such determination is common among amputees wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, said Louis Givens, director of orthotics and prosthetics for the Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Palo Alto. The reporter can be reached at tsheehan@fresnobee.com or (559) 622-2410. DARRELL WONG / THE FRESNO BEE Wagner says attitude is the key, and that losing his leg was only an interruption. Bryan Wagner returned to California this week after a stay at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He says he was lucky to... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Author Doris Lessing on Her Final Book Jul 13, 2008
"You get irritable." Her latest book, Alfred and Emily (out in the U.S. on August 5), recounts her childhood on a farm in Southern Rhodesia, and examines the profound effects of World War I on her father, a former soldier and amputee, and her mother, a nurse whose true love drowned in the English Channel. On the eve of the book's publication in the U.K., Lessing spoke with TIME's William Lee Adams at her home in London. (Time.com)
President Bush Attends Ceremonial Groundbreaking of National Military Medical Center Jul 4, 2008
You share the joy of a neurology patient's first recovered words, and an amputee's first steps ... Today, our nation's military doctors are revolutionizing how we approach traumatic brain injuries, Post-Traumatic-Stress Disorder, and amputee care. (White House News Releases)
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She is an amputee, having lost her right leg in the mid-1990s after a serious injury and some 15 surgeries over the course of two years ... Cruise spreads the message to other amputees and their families to concentrate on their abilities. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Can a disabled model make it in fashion? Jul 2, 2008
Are they willing to prove their readiness to accept a different ideal of beauty by buying a magazine featuring a amputee model. It's our collective responsibility. (BBC News -- UK)
Spray Reduces Pain In Children Undergoing Intravenous Procedures Jul 2, 2008
18, 2001) Fifty to 80 percent of all amputees experience pain in their stumps or what feels like the missing limbs long after surgical wounds have healed. Now new research from Johns Hopkins suggests the two. (Science Daily)
Legs fail, but his drive won't Jun 30, 2008
Determination, plus time on the golf course, helps amputee relearn to walk ... He hopes his story might help other amputees get back on their feet, whether they have feet or not. (Albany Times Union)
Running Strong Jun 29, 2008
When amputee athletes compete against able-bodied athletes, they're called courageous ... It's a hypocrisy that doesn't sit well with MIT professor and double amputee Hugh Herr ... His swagger is an adaptation, a byproduct of being a double amputee. (Boston Globe)
That's no mean feet, Fergus Jun 28, 2008
65kmh to become the fastest single-leg amputee skier in the world, he had a recurrence of cancer and last September underwent surgery to remove his oesophagus and much of his stomach. He has now made the elite cycling team for the Beijing Paralympics. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Two Women Are Already Champions Jun 27, 2008
Both are amputees, 24 year old and 19 year old , and,oh, what stories they have. Kelly, from North Carolina, recently graduated from Duke. (WNBC.com, NY)
Neural Implant That Learns With The Brain May Help Paralyzed Patients Jun 25, 2008
ScienceDaily (June 24, 2008) Devices known as brain-machine interfaces could someday be used routinely to help paralyzed patients and amputees control prosthetic limbs with just their thoughts. Now, University of Florida researchers have taken the concept a step further, devising a way for computerized devices not only to translate brain signals into movement but also to evolve with the brain as it learns. (Science Daily)
Amputee appeals for justice Jun 25, 2008
Amputee appeals for justice ... The amputee says the Ghana Embassy in Cairo hired a lawyer for him and was able to obtain a judgment in his favour at a court of law which ordered his employers to pay him compensation for the injury sustained ... The amputee argues that there was no chance of survival if he had been run over by an underground train and described the police report as a fabricated one and an attempt to kill him in order to deny him of his claim to compensation. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
A war hero who lived his dream Jun 25, 2008
A fighter pilot, he had lost his right leg below the knee in World War II but recovered enough not only to become a national champion amputee golfer but actually to realize his dream of pitching a baseball game in the major leagues ... Twice he had won the national championship for amputees, once at Baltusrol, where he suggested we play. (NJ.com -- Sports)
Green Insect Repellents Come Up Short Jun 24, 2008
(2:58)The I-Limb is a prosthetic to assist arm/hand amputees. It uses live muscles to move fingers realistically and effectively. (CBS News)
Bert Shepard; amputee pitched in major leagues Jun 23, 2008
Mr. Shepard is believed to be the only amputee to pitch in the major leagues ... He made a point of saying he always walked the course instead of riding a cart, and he won the National Amputee Golf Championship tournament in 1968 and 1971. (Boston Globe)
Chaplain Turner's war Jun 23, 2008
Chaplain Darren Turner takes out the coin he has carried with him from Baghdad to present to triple amputee Spc. David Battle at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Perkins poised for trip to China Jun 22, 2008
A bilateral below-the-elbow, below-the-knee amputee, Perkins' first encounter with a pool came at the age of 12 when his family moved to California and gave him swimming lessons as a safety precaution. Since then, Perkins has set 20 American records and five Pan-American records and has traveled the world in the process. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Caring For America's Women Warriors Jun 21, 2008
"I remember lying there and thinking I just want to be able to wear high heels and have painted toenails," Leslie, an amputee who served in Bosnia, says. "It was just wanting that part of that woman that you feel that you're going to lose when you're injured.". (CBS News -- Evening News)
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Mortimer continued to lead an unhealthy lifestyle while he struggled through the pain of being a triple amputee. He met his future wife, Darla, at age 25. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
