What do patients with limb loss actually want from their physical therapist? A research study identified three major themes: therapeutic alliance, specialized limb-loss knowledge, and collaboration with the prosthetist.

When prosthetic gait assessment feels overwhelming, mid-stance on the prosthetic side gives you a high-yield place to start. It can reveal a lot about loading, alignment, socket fit, confidence, and where to focus your interventions.

ampuPTee officially turned one. Year two is focused on building more practical education, tools, and resources for clinicians working with people living with limb loss and limb difference.

More PT students are seeing patients with limb loss during clinical rotations than ever before. The question for the profession is no longer if physical therapists will work with this population. It is whether they will be ready when they do.

Expectations shape outcomes in amputee rehabilitation more than most clinicians realize. The wrong ones, whether too high or too low, can derail recovery before you ever figure out what went wrong.

Awareness is a starting point, but awareness alone does not improve access to care, clinical decision making, or outcomes for individuals with limb loss. Real progress in amputee rehabilitation comes from clinicians willing to take action, continue learning, and build the experience needed to improve patient outcomes.