Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect: Why Early Prosthetic Training Matters More Than You Think
The first few sessions with a prosthesis often shape everything that follows. Early habits matter more than most clinicians realize.
Why Patient Expectations in Amputee Rehabilitation Can Make or Break Recovery
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.
To Discharge or Not to Discharge? A Clinical Decision Challenge in Amputee Rehabilitation
When does continued therapy help, and when might it create dependence? A clinical dilemma many therapists face when working with individuals with limb loss.
Limb Loss Awareness Month: Why Awareness Alone Does Not Improve Outcomes
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.
Fatigue and Prosthetic Gait: Why Movement Patterns Break Down
Prosthetic gait can look great for the first few steps and then suddenly fall apart. Fatigue and endurance are often the missing piece clinicians overlook.
The Illusion of Guaranteed Outcomes in Amputee Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation doesn’t follow a script. A reflection on frameworks, certainty, and clinical maturity in amputee rehabilitation.
Do You Practice What You Preach in Amputee Rehabilitation?
Are we asking more of our amputee patients than we expect of ourselves? A reflection on discipline, credibility, and clinical leadership.
Don’t Waste the Pre-Prosthetic Phase
The pre-prosthetic phase sets the foundation for everything that follows in amputee rehabilitation.
Parallel Bars Can Be Misleading in Amputee Rehabilitation
Parallel bars can make patients with amputations appear more ready than they actually are, masking gaps that matter in real-world amputee rehab.
Is It a Prosthetic Issue or a Patient Issue?
A practical look at how PTs can tell whether a gait deviation comes from the prosthesis, the patient, or both.