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Patient With Ossur Cheetah Explorer Foot
January 15th 2019
Check out this video! This is the first time he has been able to run in 15 years!
Becky Piper: Get Back Up Eight Times Story
January 8th 2019
The tattoo on Becky Piper's left forearm reads Relentless Forward Progress. She got the tattoo as a reward to herself shortly after completing her first Ironman 70.3 triathlon in Boulder, Colorado, in August 2017.
Considering that just four years earlier Piper had been beaten so badly that her physicians told…
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Holiday Hours
December 18th 2018
To allow our team members to enjoy the holidays with their families, ABILITY will be operating on the following schedule:
CHRISTMAS:
*Early Closure on Monday, December 24, 2018 8:30a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
*Closed Tuesday, December 25, 2018 & Wednesday, December 26, 2018
NEW YEAR’S:
*Early Closure Monday, December 31, 2018…
Custom Designs
December 17th 2018
Here at Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics, our goal is to always provide the most genuine caring approach and provide our patients with their wishes and designs when possible. Please let us know if there is a special design you are interested in.
Prosthetic Leg Designed for Ballet Dancers
November 29th 2018
Pratt Institute graduate Jae-Hyun An has created a prosthetic leg that allows amputees to perform ballet like never before. Unlike regular artificial limbs, which are designed to mimic the human body, the Marie-T enables amputee ballet dancers to enhance their performance. Made up of three components, Marie-T features a weighty foam-injected rotational molded foot,…
Thanksgiving Hours
November 20th 2018
ABILITY Prosthetics & Orthotics Would like to wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving Holiday!
Our office hours:
Wednesday, November 21, 2018 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Closed Thursday, November 22nd & Closed Friday, November 23rd.
Enjoy the Holiday and we look forward to serving you Monday, November 26th,…
Incredible Veteran Athletes Find Their Injuries Don’t Hold Them Back
November 15th 2018
When you picture an elite athlete’s diet, you might not expect to see pork rinds, chili and bacon and eggs. But that’s exactly what fueled Marine Corps veteran Rob Jones last fall to one of his most incredible achievements — running 31 marathons in 31 cities in 31 days, all on two…
Lower-Limb Amputees With Comorbidities Shown To Benefit From Prosthetic Intervention
November 1st 2018
Researchers have concluded the second part of their Mobility Analysis of Amputees (MAAT II) study on lower-limb amputees. The study investigated the impact of those comorbidities comprising the Functional Comorbidities Index (FCI) and other notable comorbidities, and their influence on mobility among people living with lower limb loss.
What is a Comorbidity?…