Patient Education Links Online

Bi-State Orthotics and Prosthetics, Inc. hopes these links will provide you additional information.   We also believe in Disabled Sports USA's logo and strive to ensure every patient reaches his or her individual goals.

Amputee Coalition of America (ACA): www.amputee-coalition.org

• http://www.amputee-coalition.org/nllic_about.html
  This page offers a wealth of information from the National Limb Loss Information Center.
• http://www.amputee-coalition.org/nllic_easyread.asp
  Easy to Read articles from the popular magazines First Step and In-Motion, searchable by topic.
• http://www.amputee-coalition.org/nllic_spanish.asp
  Enformatión en Español
• http://acaparity.blogspot.com
  The ACA’s blog covering efforts to pass prosthetic parity laws in state legislatures across the country, including Missouri and Illinois.  “The ACA defines prosthetic parity as insurance companies covering appropriate prosthetic care.”

American Diabetes Association (ADA): www.diabetes.org
            www.diabetes.org/for-health-professionals-and-scientists/resources.jsp
            This site within the ADA site has some helpful, easily understood videos on diabetes, a leading cause of amputation.

American Heart Association (AHA): www.americanheart.org
            http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3020242
            This page offers good information and more links about Peripheral Artery Disease, a leading cause of amputation.

LEAP (Lower Extremety Amputation Prevention Program): http://bphc.hrsa.gov/leap/

• This Website from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services includes information and videos for patients and health care providers who want to prevent the amputation of feet and legs.

Net Wellness: http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/amputation

• Information for amputees and people facing amputation, including articles, brochures, graphics, and more helpful links.

The Ohio State University Medical Center

• http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/pdfs/PatientEd/Materials/PDFDocs/exer-reh/lower/a-k-amp.pdf
  Above Knee Amputee Exercise Program
• http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/pdfs/PatientEd/Materials/PDFDocs/exer-reh/lower/b-k-amp.pdf
  Below Knee Amputee Exercise Program

Vendors

• Otto Bock: http://www.ottobockus.com
• Ossur: http://www.ossur.com
• College Park: http://www.college-park.com

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