Resource Center for Amputees and Medical Providers

ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, BOOKS

Better information delivers better outcomes. If you have a specific question or are looking for information you don’t find here, please feel free to contact us at your earliest convenience.


Sports and Recreation:

https://www.achillesinternational.org  Achilles International  (Running)

https://blazesports.org Home – BlazeSports America  (General)

https://challengeaspen.org  Home – Challenge Aspen  (Skiing & snowboarding)

https://www.accessgolf.org Home – National Alliance for Accessible Golf (accessgolf.org)  (Golf)

https://www.paradoxsports.org Homepage – Paradox Sports  (Climbing)

https://www.usopc.org USOPC | About The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee  (General)

https://www.yogaforamputees.com Home | Y4A Yoga for Amputees | Amputee Yoga | Trainings  (Yoga)

https://www.adaptivesportsfoundation.org    Empowering Lives Through Adaptive Sports – Adaptive Sports Foundation  (General)

www.nagaolf.org    Sponsors – National Amputee Golf Association (nagagolf.org)  (Golf)

https://adacs.org    Adaptive Action Sports (adacs.org)  (Action sports)

https://www.endeavorgames.org    ENDEAVOR GAMES HOME  (General)

https://opaffirstclinics.org    Home – OPAF (opaffirstclinics.org)  (General)

https://www.usampsoccer.org    Adaptive Sport | U.S. Amputee Soccer Team (usampsoccer.org)  (Soccer)

About Adaptive Tennis (usta.com)  (Tennis)

https://adaptiveadventures.org/  (General)

https://www.paralympic.org    IPC – Paralympics News, Sports and Results

Veterans Resources:

https://www.va.gov VA.gov Home | Veterans Affairs

https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org  Veterans Charity – Non Profit Organization for Veterans | WWP (woundedwarriorproject.org)

https://www.dav.org    Get Help Now: Amputee Resources for Veterans – DAV.org

https://www.garysinisefoundation.org    Home | Gary Sinise Foundation

https://www.mercymedical.org    Medical Transportation for Needy Patients | Mercy Medical Angels  (helps secure transportation to clinical care)

https://independencefund.org    The Independence Fund

https://t2t.org    Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation (t2t.org)

General Information:

https://www.amputee-coalition.org  Amputee Coalition – Learn about amputation & prosthetic care & request support for people living with limb loss, their families, caregivers and clinicians who care for amputees. (amputee-coalition.org)

https://healinghandsforhaiti.org    Home – Healing Hands for Haiti

https://www.limbsinternational.org    LIMBS INTERNATIONAL – LIMBS International

https://www.limbsforlife.org    Home | Limbs For Life

https://acl.gov/programs/post-injury-support/national-limb-loss-resource-center  ACL (Administration for Community Living) National Limb Loss Resource Center

Childrens/Caregiver Resources:

https://reach.org.uk    – Helping children with upper limb differences live life without limits (reach.org.uk)

https://www.amputee-coalition.org    Parents & Youth – Amputee Coalition (amputee-coalition.org)

https://adventureamputeecomp.org    AAC (adventureamputeecamp.org)

https://nolimitsfoundation.org    Camp No Limits | Limb Loss Family Program (nolimitsfoundation.org)

https://helpinghandsgroup.org    Helping Hands Foundation, Inc. – Home (helpinghandsgroup.org)

https://jordanthomasfoundation.org    Jordan Thomas Foundation | Helping Kids Get Prostheses  (supports children who experience limb loss due to traumatic injury)

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org    Pediatric Care | Shriners Children’s (shrinerschildrens.org)  (provides care to children up to age 18 based on medical need and regardless of the family’s ability to pay)

Senior Resources:

https://www.amputee-coalition.org    Seniors – Amputee Coalition (amputee-coalition.org)

Practitioner/Professional Resources:

https://www.oandp.org    American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (oandp.org)

https://www.abcop.org    Home (abcop.org)  previously ABC

https://www.aopanet.org    AOPA – AMERICAN ORTHOTIC & PROSTHETIC ASSOCIATION (aopanet.org)

https://www.barrfoundation.org    Barr Foundation

https://bocusa.org    Home – Board of Certification/Accreditation (bocusa.org)  previously BOC

https://www.ispoint.org    ISPO (ispoint.org)

https://www.naaop.org    HOME | NAAOP

https://ncope.org    The National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education | (ncope.org)

Legislature Resources:

https://www.ncsl.org    Legislative News, Studies and Analysis | National Conference of State Legislatures (ncsl.org)

Publications:

https://livingwithamplitude.com    Resources for Amputees | Amputee Resource Directory (livingwithamplitude.com)

https://www.amputee-coalition.org    Amputee Coalition Publications – Amputee Coalition (amputee-coalition.org)  Subscribe to: inMotion, First Step, First Step Spanish, and Insurance Coverage & Reimbursement from this link.

https://www.amputee-coalition.org    Information for parents, children and youth (Information for parents, children and youth)

https://www.amputee-coalition.org    Seniors – Amputee Coalition (amputee-coalition.org) (Information for Seniors)


Amputee Related Books

Educational guidebook for prosthetic care and patient information

You’re Not Alone by John Sabolich
The stories of 38 remarkable amputees who conquered the challenges of a lifetime.

Lower Limb Amputation: A Guide to Living a Quality Life by Adrian Christian, MD
A unique resource aimed to educate those with lower limb amputation so they can better care for themselves and maximize their own independence.

In a Single Bound by Sarah Reinersten
A gripping memoir of inner strength about a one-legged child trying to fit in with her two-legged friends, who became one of the world’s most famous physically-challenged sports figures

It’s just a matter of balance by Kevin S. Garrison
A very personal story of amputee rehabilitation. Written as an autobiography it is good prosthetic education and a useful story for clinicians and students.