Just what the title says. Dad lost the tip of his right pointer fingerm pretty much 25% of it. It's his dominant hand and it makes it hard to do a lot for him, especially play the guitar. He has turned to drums and I can TELL he is less of the person he used to be, happiness wise. He needs the finger tip back bc he can't play like he used to. I know he can learn with something sturdy enough to stay on. I can't find anything that'll fit him anywhere. What should I do? Doctor route? Get a mold and 3D print a cap for him? HELP I NEED TO MAKE HIM HAPPY AGAIN HE IS AN AWEOME HUMAN

I am interested in exploring some DIY prosthetics for personal projects that I may develop into a product that would be used for non-medical purposes. I am wanting to buy some electrodes and prosthetic components, however they seem a bit tricky to find. Ottobock seems to have electrodes for sale, but you can only buy them after signing up which requires approvals/IDs and such from other companies and stuff that I'm not familiar with.

I am not looking to do anything harmful, I recognize the potential dangers with working with anything of this nature and I do not intend to involve anyone outside of myself. I am just wanting to tinker and try some things but don't know where to buy electrodes. I am looking for non-invasive products, nothing with microneedles or anything of the sort.

Please offer any advice, tips or suggestions! I would appreciate any guidance people can offer on the matter. Thank you!

Hi there! I am a current freshman at my college and am looking into the career field of prosthetics and orthotics. If we have anybody here, could you share your experiences?

- What kind of degree/education/certification did you get to have the job you have now?

- Is the pay/hours worth it?

- How is quality of life? Are you happy with your job choice?

- If you could do it all over again, what would you change?

Greetings, I encountered this video in Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GyxKS7C4a/ And thought this is great for our family friend. Are there any diy with prosthetics like this? FYI: We are located in a third world country, so buying will be at the very lastofy the list

Hi, I'm an (aspiring) author and I'd like to talk with some of you for research purposes. My main character lost a leg and uses a prosthesis and I want to relate such experience accurately. Thanks in advance.

Brief introduction,

I'm a former engineering student and I have always had a passion for prosthetic design and advancement. I have toyed around with several ideas and concept designs for a variety of prosthetics with a focus on upper limb prosthesis. I make sure to do my research to find out if any of my ideas have been made a reality by others and to see what flaws they might have that I can improve upon. With that out of the way...

What's stopping us from making prosthetics move more quickly?

I have seen probably hundreds of different designs for prosthetics arms and hands, both very advanced and very primitive, but what they all have in common is that they're not particularly quick. I understand that many of them are very precise in their movements and this lends itself to slower movement in most cases. Call me crazy, but I don't see why we can't have both.

We have advanced so far beyond the realm of impossibility at this point in terms of technology and software development, and I can't wrap my head around why no one has implemented this. Off the top of my head, I can think of a couple limitations:

1. In order to have fast movement, you also need to do calculations and process user input signals extremely quickly. High processing power and speed are key in this scenario, which means advanced micro controllers, cooling, and high capacity battery. I understand if we aren't quite there yet in terms of making these components portable and lightweight, but I haven't even seen this tried on a test bench.

2. Power to size. Arms are small, and depending on who this prosthetic is for, it needs to be proportional to the wearer's body. Motors to run these systems need to be both precise, fast, and yield a high enough torque to achieve a decent lifting capacity that is comparable to the wearer's own ability. The arm also needs to be comparable in weight to the lost limb so there won't be any balance issues or spine and hip damage over long periods of use (ideally, the rest of their lives). I've scoured the web for motors like this and they can be pretty expensive and not particularly small or light.

Please LMK if there's anything I'm missing here. I would love feedback in any form. Thank you.

I’m wondering if anyone works at a c fab that could give me a price list on there products. A friend is opening up a practice and is looking for some potential shops to send work to.

Have you guys used a knee scooter or handsfree crutches before? As a below knee amputee they're great alternatives!

https://youtu.be/5RM4FnJcWjQ?si=afLmtDMqZ_ejZ9qa

How do you modify for a variable control afo?

Here's how i drive as a lower limb amputee https://youtu.be/AlR2A4U_CUc?si=jZf56LVRZKfgV0YZ

Hi everybody!

I’m a graduate student on the Science and Technology Studies field and an enthusiast of assistive technologies, particularly 3D printed prosthetics. For my methods class, I’m exploring how these devices are adopted and their impact on users. I’m looking to interview someone who uses an upper limb prosthetic and would be willing to share their insights.

The interview would take around 45 minutes and can be done at your convenience this weekend. I’d provide a confidentiality agreement to ensure your trust—it’s solely for academic purposes.

If this resonates with you or someone you know, please feel free to reach out. I’d be incredibly grateful for the opportunity to learn from your experience.

Thank you so much for considering this!

Hey group!

I'm a grad student at the University of Notre Dame researching lower limb amputee rehabilitation and the technology people find useful for gait training specifically. If anyone has 10-15 minutes to discuss your rehabilitation process, I'd love to talk, please drop me a chat

I hope that this is not disrespectful, A friend is being fitted for a prosthetic leg after she lost her leg 6 months ago. She just moved from nursing care to assisted living and will be living alone independently. I would like to buy her Christmas gifts. I have already given her other "support" gifts, including tea, a tea cup, and books. I do plan on getting some things that don't relate to her change in mobility, but I am interested in knowing if anyone have any suggestions given that she will be moving onto a new phase of her life. Thank you

So I've had my prosthetic eye pretty for 24+ years and have never had any real problems with it until I moved to Nebraska. I noticed when it's gets too cold or windy my eye will get dry and start to bleed. It's not alot, but enough to see on tissue when I wipe. Im not sure if it's irritating my socket and rubbing so much it's starting to bleed, or if it's something else. Does anyone else have this problem?

should I try to?

I'm about to get a laproscopic surgery. I'm wondering if anyone who has a prosthetic eye can tell me if they'll want me to remove it. I would rather leave it safe at home if that's the case, rather than to get there and have to remove it and risk something happening to it.

I am a 24 year old recent above knee amputee who recently had their first fitting for a prosthetic leg. The leg my prosthetist wants to put me in has the Ottobock 3r80 knee joint. I was really disappointed with how clunky and heavy the leg felt to move around with. Before I go into my next appointment, are there advantages to having a mechanical knee instead of a microprocessor knee? I really want to be as active as possible again with my new leg and don’t see how I’m going to be able to get back to hiking 5+ miles every day with a mechanical knee.

Hi! I am a high school student with a project based in prosthetics.

Basically, my project is "Are myoeletric prosthetics easier to use / more efficient than non myoelectric prosthetics?"

I was wondering if anyone would be willing to be interview! This interview would take place on a zoom, a phone call, or emails. Thank you!

Hey everyone! I hope you're doing well.

I’m currently working on my bachelor thesis and would love to get some feedback from users. As part of my research, I’m helping develop a below-knee prosthetic socket in collaboration with a company called Snapform.
I’ve put together a short survey, and I’d greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to participate. Your responses will be completely anonymous, and the data collected will be quantitative.

If you’d like to get involved further or just have a quick chat, feel free to reach out as I’d be happy to connect!

Here’s the link to the survey:
Survey Link

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!

Hi, so I’m getting an hkafo in a few weeks. Im wondering if I would be able to spread my legs apart when I’m using it? If not, can I ask for it to modified that way? I still want to be able to lock/unlock my hip flexors as well as the spreading movement. Is this possible?

Every single test socket the blade is plastered to the socket and I’m not allowed to really put that much weight on it cause it might break off. This also means that I’ve never worn a test socket home.

Every. single. time. I tell my prosthetist that they should invent a bracket that can be shifted and adjusted to set the alignment.

Today, I’m researching how my blade leg should be aligned compared to my bones, and let me tell you that I am absolutely SHOCKED!!! To discover that there IS a mounting bracket designed to adjust the alignment in the test socket.

So what the hell? Is it normal to not use the alignment bracket? Is it normal to not have someone take home the test socket to try it out first? I feel like I could have avoided a lot of painful issues if I’d been able to wear the test socket irl.