Owner, Consulting Occupational Therapist Single-Handed Solutions, LLC Western New England University Westfield, Massachusetts, United States
Individuals with upper limb absence (ULA) often experience pain, overuse, isolation and social stigma. Activity-specific prostheses help with these challenges improving quality of life. This retrospective review of the Unlimbited Wellness program (c) identifies and documents the benefits that activity specific prosthetic use provides outside the realm of physical rehabilitation.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the benefits of a teleheath platform to access specialized services, information.
Demonstrate understanding the benefits of peer support.
Describe attibutes and benefits of activity-specific prosthetic terminal devices.