[AMP-L] Helping Amputees Regain Their Independence

[Wayne Renardson]

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.

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Wayne R.