MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'amputee'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:37:54 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911487&cid=t_119439_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fscuba-diving-with-a-disability%2F2011.06.07 Outdoor recreation is intended for everyone, and can be enormously beneficial for persons with disabilities. I am in awe of disabled skiers, climbers, divers, and others who have learned to coordinate their bodies and take great enjoyment and a sense of accomplishment from their wilderness activities. It behooves everyone in the healthcare profession to be aware of certain special medical concerns for persons who are disabled physically or emotionally. Additionally, family members and friends are often well aware of what they can do to help in providing a joint effort to support the disabled. At the 2010 Wilderness Medical Society annual meeting in Snowmass, Colorado, JenFu Cheng, MD (a pediatric rehabilitation specialist from NJ), gave a wonderful presentation on the medical aspects of ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911487 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:00:00 +0100 4911487 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4001674&cid=t_119439_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F09%2Farmy-captain-double-amputee-dan-luckett-returns-front-line-combat-years-injury-iraq%2F Army Captain Dan Luckett of the 101st Airborne Division lost parts of both of his legs while on patrol in Iraq. After several surgeries by Army surgeons and a grueling rehab at Walter Reed Medical Center, Capt Luckett passed every physical fitness test and is back on the frontlines – leading combat patrols in Afghanistan. Hooah!! (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4001674 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 19:54:18 +0100 4001674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3485747&cid=t_119439_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F04%2F20%2Fgaza-3%2F Erez, Gaza Strip – November 2009 Mouna (19 years old), walks down the covered walkway towards Erez terminal before heading to France to be treated. Mouna’s left leg was severed from her body after a shell burst into a UN school classroom she was seeking shelter in during the January war. After several days in hospital she realized what had happened to her and wished she was dead. For many months afterwards she would not leave her home due her fears of the way people would look at her and treat her. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3485747 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:10:04 +0100 3485747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3419393&cid=t_119439_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F03%2F30%2Fhaiti-14%2F Sarthe, Haiti – March 01, 2010 Frisnel J. (L), 21, and Esvelt P.J., 32, work on balance and strengthening exercises in the Handicap International physical therapy space at the Doctors Without Borders hospital March 1, 2010 in Sarthe, Haiti. The new Doctors Without Borders hospital is under construction and will have beds for more than 300 people once it is finished. Thousands were injured or lost limbs during the 7.0 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 and left 1.2 million homeless in January. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3419393 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:32:52 +0100 3419393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2132568&cid=t_119439_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2FNO1oEDVrOSM%2F var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(320,483,536673,"http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css")}catch(ex){}}() This is news NO diabetic likes to hear. Larry Miller, who owns the pro basketball team the Utah Jazz, has “had both of his legs amputated 6 inches below the knee.” Mr. Miller has Type 2 diabetes and has been using a wheelchair even before the surgery. We wish Mr. Miller a speedy recovery. Our thoughts go out to you! Tags: amputation, amputee, budget, complications, Diabetes Management, diabetic, diabetic resources, fitness, healthy diet, joining a gym, larry miller, low cost fitness, managing blood sugar, managing diabetes, oats, planning time for fitness, pro basketball owner, reduce complications, Research, stave off complications, sta... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2132568 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:29:05 +0100 2132568 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620242&cid=t_119439_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F116954873%2F Some years ago I got into a dispute over the lunch table with a physics colleague. I do not recall how the subject came up, but I do remember wondering why did we need to have a separate Olympics—-the Paralympics and even the Special Olympics—for disabled athletes? What if, with (not “despite”) their disabilities, the disabled athletes could still compete with those who were not disabled? Why have separate games? My colleague looked at me with much puzzlement and talked about the high level of training and “ability” of the non-disabled/regular/athletes: How could anyone with any kind of impairment (physical; intellectual) compete at the same level? A profile of double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius of South Africa in the May 14th New York Times made me... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620242 Tue, 15 May 2007 20:28:15 +0100 620242