[AMP-L] Helping Amputees Regain Their Independence
Wayne Renardson
wayne.renardson at comcast.net
Fri Sep 16 03:47:10 PDT 2022
via News AZI:
There are more than two million people living with an amputation in
the United States, with about 400 being added daily. For many of
them, prostheses or artificial limbs are a part of their lives, and
they need to relearn how their bodies move with their new limbs all
over again.
The trick to learning how to use a new limb - and regaining
confidence in movement - has less to do with the prosthesis itself
and more to do with the mind, according to newly published research
by UNLV physical therapy researcher Szu-Ping Lee. By adopting the
right attentional focus during rehab, patients can learn new skills
better and faster.
The rest of the story here:
https://tinyurl.com/2gkg5uym
Wayne R.
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