Sean Mizlo didn’t sleep much Sunday night, dreaming about his new leg. With a huge smile and eager hands Monday morning, Mizlo attached the Otto Bock C-Leg prosthetic limb to his leg stump and stood ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - When walking through life, taking the first step can be a challenge. And, when tragedy strikes, it’s a motion that can feel impossible. So, after losing his leg in a boating ...
The young alpaca lost his leg last year but hasn’t let it slow him down. Cowboy was fitted at Friday’s appointment for his second prosthetic leg. Derek Smith, his owner and Co-Owner of Fleecy Friends ...
FLINT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - Legs, arms, hands, feet , they’re parts of the body that many people take for granted. But for amputees, using a prosthetic device is the closest thing they’ll get to ...
Hayes Smith is just like any other 9-year-old. He swims and plays basketball. He’s a big fan of Legos and spends most of his free time running around with his neighborhood friends. But there is one ...
A Venezuelan boy born with a defect that caused him to have his leg amputated is now ready to reach his full potential here in the U.S. On Monday, a non-profit organization in Arizona helped him get a ...
When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs. Adams, 51, lost his right leg to cancer 40 years ago, and he ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WJLA) — For nearly 20 years, Mike Corcoran and his team at Medical Center for Orthotics and Prosthetics in Silver Spring, Md. have created a new way forward for warriors wounded in ...
SAGINAW, Mich. — According to the World Health Organization (WHO), only 1 out of every 10 people who need prosthetics actually has access to them. Ben Hogan, a certified prosthetist and orthotist ...