Prosthetics
Amputation
of a limb creates a major change to your life
and a sudden change in body image. Functionally,
amputees can expect to return to many of their
previous activities. New amputees should expect
an in hospital intensive rehabilitation period
of up to three months with variations of this
depending on rates of healing and your general
health.
As part of the post
operative care of a new amputee, bandaging with
either a tensor or stump shrinker, is very important.
Stump bandaging decreases swelling, promote healing,
shapes and prepares the residual limb for prosthetic
fitting.
The first prosthesis that the amputee receives
is temporary and allows for gradual weight bearing
through the residual limb while it is shaping
and provides a means for the amputee to retrain
their walking pattern (gait).
Once the residual limb
is fully healed and is no longer changing due
to swelling, the amputee is measured and fitted
with a permanent prosthesis which is made for
long-term use and has a more natural appearance.
Troppman Prosthetics highly trained and professional
staff design and manufacture everything from upper
extremity to lower extremity prosthesis using
the most current technology. By continually researching
new procedures in the prosthetics industry, we
are able to enhance the lives of our clients,
allowing many of them to return to their pre-injury
vocation and lifestyle. |
