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The article reports on the agreement of software company OPIE Software with therapist-owned and operated company Advanced Rehabilitation Therapy Inc. to include the Amputee Mobility Predictor (AMP) within the OPIE Patient Management software's clinical documentation tracks.

The article reports on the benefits of visual feedback on enhancing upper limb prosthetic training, rehabilitation, and the quality of life among amputees, according to biomedical engineering research assistant Ashley Knight. Topics include the analysis of its effectiveness through Computer-Assisted Rehabilitation Environment (CAREN), the significant of virtual reality on tracking the movement of prosthetics, and its advantages in reducing the risk of injury.

The article features U.S. Airman 1st Class Colton Read, who hopes to return to the service despite losing both his legs after an erroneous gallbladder surgery at Travis Air Force Base in California. A resident is said to have punctured Read's aortic artery, which caused clotted blood to clog the two main arteries to his legs, leaving doctors no choice but to amputate them. Read is scheduled to start rehabilitation at the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center.

The article reports that Iowa Congressman David Young has toured the facility of the American Prosthetics & Orthotics in Clive, Iowa in 2015 which was hosted by its practitioners to understand how amputees learn to walk and run again using technology.

The article reports on the opening of an amputee center at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Army chief of staff General Richard A. Cody said that the opening of the Military Advanced Training Center reflects the military's commitment to help wounded soldiers heal and go back to productive lives.

The article focuses on the expansion of the Comprehensive Combat Casualty Care Center at Naval Medical Center San Diego in California. The center features high technology equipment and facilities and gives patients prosthetics that are designed and outfitted on site by an in-house staff. It mentions that the care received by amputees at the center is not just about rehabilitating limbs that restoring their lives as well. It relates the recovery of several Navy officers admitted at the center.

The article offers the insights of J. Megan Sions, research scientist, physical therapist, and instructor at the University of Delaware, on the importance of balance confidence for lower limb amputees. Topics discussed include the social aspects of amputation, the cognitive behavioral approaches to lower limb amputees, and the importance of physical rehabilitation of amputees.

The article offers the insights of biomechanics researcher Elizabeth Russell Esposito at the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center on the gait re-training strategies for transtibial amputees. Topics discussed include the social aspects of amputation, the prosthetic care management, and the stability of prostheses.

The article discusses the findings of a research by the Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia which shows how upper-limb amputees can benefit more from pros­theses when they are taught its uses by amputee role models.

The article highlights the inaugural clinic sessions for people with amputation conducted by Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti.

The article discusses research by Todd Kuiken about the effectiveness of lightweight prosthesis in improving functional control of young amputees which was presented at the Association of Children's Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual Meeting held in Clearwater Beach, Florida from May 13-16, 2015.

The article discusses the study that determined mental health issues of amputees in outpatient clinics and its role in prosthetic rehabilitation, that found pain as the biggest factor affecting quality of life. Other findings discussed include 17.6 percent of patients to have post-traumatic anxiety, 30.4 percent to have misused alcohol, and 15.8 percent to have misused prescription or street drugs. It mentions need for clinical services assisting in pain management to improve quality of life.

Reports that Carl Rowan was the recipient of the 1998 Victory Award granted by the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington DC. Rowan's recovery after his right leg was amputated after a severe foot infection due to complications from diabetes; His work as a columnist; His work in politics, such as being ambassador to Finland; His comments.

The article reports on the development of an arm prosthesis controllable by an imagined motion using a brain-computer interface, designed for arm amputees with stored memories by the scientists at the Centre for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV) in Mexico.

Statistics are presented depicting the results of a study that compares the outcomes of amputees who underwent to skilled nursing facilities for rehabilitation to those who rehabbed in inpatient rehabilitation facilities.

The article discusses the author's experience helping a bilateral above-knee amputee walk on computerized legs. Topics discussed include wearing bionic legs requiring strength to balance the nubs on artificial knees and ankles, the failure of patients to achieve a goal to be back at the level they were and her patient's retreat into an online world where he could be whole again and link up with his old Army buddies via Xbox.

The article discusses Army Sergeant Brian Taylor Urruela, a U.S. veteran and amputee, with information on his organization VETSports which organizes sports for U.S. veterans with injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Another nonprofit organization, the Welcome Back Veterans social support program, is sponsored by Major League Baseball (MLB) and the McCormick Foundation for philanthropic services.

The author offers opinions on the Wounded Warriors Amputee Softball Team, a team composed of U.S. armed forces veterans who lost a limb in the Iraq or Afghan Wars. He notes that the team competes on even terms with teams composed of able-bodied players and quotes shortstop Matt Kinsey in support of his contention that their competitive nature allows the players to disregard their injuries. The author states the team should be the favorite team of every sports fan.

The article presents a study which examines the return-to-duty (RTD) rate for military patients with severe open tibia fractures in the U.S. The authors found that 83 percent of tibias were retained and the RTD rates for service people with retained limbs was 20 percent. It states that military amputees are returning to duty at higher rates than during any previous conflict.

The article offers information on Otto Bock Healthcare GmbH's ProSeal System for transfemural amputees.

The article features 1st Lieutenant Ryan McGuirre, a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2008 who is training as a pilot despite the lost of his right leg in a boating accident. McGuire was assisted at the Center for the Intrepid, where he was put on a wheelchair, used crutches and given his first prosthetic. He also participated in sports-related activities which hastened his return to pilot training.

The article features U.S. Army Captain Dan Luckett, a double-amputee deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2010. He lost one of his legs and part of his other foot due to a bomb explosion in Iraq in 2008. It is emphasized that technological advances played a crucial part in his recovery as the latest artificial limbs are very effective. Luckett owns several prosthetic legs to suit different tasks.

The article presents a letter from the editor regarding bionics. He offers examples of two individuals who lost their arms and legs as a result of accidents. He notes that the bionics seen on the television program "The Six Million Dollar Man" are nothing like the bionics in the real world that enable amputees to reclaim what they have lost.

The article offers information on the 10th annual program of the Amputee Coalition of America's (ACA) Camp Joy Outdoor Education Center in Clarksville, Ohio, in which campers from 28 states of the U.S. participated on July 25-29, 2009.

The article reports that amputee patients may soon have the ability to control their prosthetic limbs with only their brain waves. This may be possible as a result of the "brain carpet," a network of microelectrodes that sit on the brain and sense electrical signals. Scientists hope the brain carpet will be able to replace a more invasive procedure where electrodes are surgically embedded inside the brain.

The article reports on the prosthetic arm developed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab that could have a profound effect on amputees. Former Marine Corporal Claudia Mitchell can move her prosthetic arm with her thoughts due to a neural sensor on her chest. Mitchell and other amputees demonstrated the capabilities of the new prosthetic arm during a demonstration of cutting-edge technology sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on October 17, 2007.

The article reports on the opening of the Military Advanced Training Center for Soldier Amputees at the Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington D.C. in September 2007. It notes that the center's outpatient center has a climbing wall that rotates to create new challenges and a firearms simulator with mechanical hands to properly grip the trigger. The center also has a family lounge complete with a kitchen and lockers.

The article reports on the relocation of the Military Advance Training Center for Soldier Amputees, established by the Walter Reed Army Medical Center of Washington D.C., to Bethesda, Maryland. The facility is designed to ensure soldiers could move properly with their new limbs. The center features a climbing wall, a firearms simulator, a ground simulator and a gait laboratory.

The article presents information on a therapeutic-horsemanship program for U.S. soldier amputees in Fort Myer, Virginia which started in May 2006. The program can strengthen the bodies and relax the minds of the soldiers with disabilities by riding horseback. Mary Jo Beckham, a retired U.S. Navy commander, was the one who developed the program.

This article describes a new prosthetic foot designed by Ossur that uses software, sensors and a piston to mimic the motion of a real foot. A motor drives a piston that moves the foot to clear stairs or tuck under car dashboard. When the limb swings forward, motors flex the ankle to lift the toe to clear the ground.

The article focuses on the creation of a new amputee center at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. The Army is spending $10 million on the new center, which will include offices, room for physical therapy and areas where the soldiers and their families can take a break. Major David Rozelle is using his experience to help design the center, which will also feature an indoor track, a climbing wall, a virtual reality center, a media center and a prosthetics center.

Reports on the Center for the Intrepid at the National Armed Forces Physical Rehabilitation Center to be built at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Budget for the construction of the amputee care center; Participation of the U.S. Defense Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs in the planning for the facility; Amenities planned for the facility.

Focuses on the efforts of David Thompson, an adjunct assistant professor of physical therapy at the Norman-based University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center's College of Allied Health, to help amputees walk again. Provision of pre-prosthetic training; Role in helping to teach the amputee on how to care for and walk with artificial legs.

Encourages weight bearing and early mobilization as means to promote successful rehabilitation among amputees. Older people's increased risk for amputation; Candidates for successful prosthetic rehabilitation.