There is a wealth of information available online regarding orthotics and prosthetics. Below are a few links which you may find useful.
General Education
For Amputees
- What You Might Expect During the First 12 Months as a Lower-Limb Amputee
- Strengthening Exercises for Below Knee Amputees
- Exercises for Lower-Limb Amputees
- Diabetes and the Amputee
- Preserving Limbs and Surviving Limb Loss: Resuming an Active and Productive Life
For Physicians and Physical Therapists
- Post Fitting Management of the Amputee
- Coordinating Care from Amputation through Rehabilitation
- Physical Therapy Management of Adult Lower-Limb Amputees
Prosthetic and Orthotic Organizations and Programs
- Amputee Coalition of America
- National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP)
- Orthotic and Prosthetic Assistance Fund (OPAF)
- Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation (OPERF)
- Limbs for Life
- American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetists (AAOP)
- American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABC)
- International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO)
- The Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics
- The Alternative Limb Project
- Amputee Blade Runners – Free Running Legs for Amputees
National Health Organizations
- American Cancer Society
- Spinal Cord Injury Information Network
- American Heart Association
- American Lung Association
- American Diabetes Association
- Easter Seals
Publications
- Above Knee Amputation Manual
- Below Knee Amputation Manual
- The O&P EDGE Magazine
- O & P Almanac
- Amplitude Magazine
- inMotion Magazine
- New Mobility Magazine
- Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics (JPO)
- Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development (VA)
- Journal of Biomechanics
- Kitsap Peninsula Senior Resources
Sports
- Disabled Sports USA
- National Amputee Golf Association (NAGA)
- American Amputee Soccer Association
- Challenged Athletes Foundation
- Footloose Sailing Association
- Outdoors for All Foundation