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Amplified Articles

In collaboration with the our new website and new look Amplified we have revised all of the articles from previous editions of Amplified, including colour photo's and live web links for accessibility.

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The list will continually develop as new stories and information becomes available. It is divided into the following categories:

 

Amputee profiles
Peer Support Volunteer profiles
Industry profiles
Componentry
Health
Upper Limb articles
Lower Limbs articles
Phantom Pain
Sport
Community
Foot Care
Peer Support
Diabetes
Cancer
Trauma
Equipment
Book Reviews

 

Amputee Profiles

Sarah Walsh - Congenital Limb Difference
Angela Snow - Pneumococcal Septicaemia (blood poisoning)
Annie Pateman - Cancer
Bernie Clifford - Road Trauma
Bill Rodgers - Road Trauma
Don Elgin - Congenital Limb Difference
Gerry Jenkins - Road Trauma
Judy Squires - Congenital Llimb Difference
Ren Gallet - Road Trauma
Rob Rickards - Land Mine
Scott Kenney
Shane Luke - Cancer
Tim Matthews - Congenital Limb Difference
Warren Macdonald - Trauma
Nicole McLean - Bali bombings 2002
Matthew Fittolani - Road Trauma
Kayla Woods - Congenital Difference
Matt Henderson - Trauma

Peer Support Volunteer Profiles

Angela Snow - Pneumococcal Septicaemia (blood poisoning)
Annie Pateman - Cancer
Bill Rodgers - Road Trauma
Ren Gallet - Road Trauma
Rob Rickards - Land Mine
Nicole McLean - Bali bombings 2002

Industry Profiles

Val Sutherland part 1 - Volunteer Engineer
Val Sutherland part 2 - Volunteer Engineer
Chris Shannon - Prosthetic Technician
Jane Aitken and Karen Roberts - Occupational Therapy
Helen Connor & Heather Curtis - Physiotherapy
Geoff Hill - Prosthetist
Les Barnes - Lecturer in Prosthetics and Orthotics
Max Esser - Orthopaedic Surgeon
Jenny Cross - Diabetic Educator
Lara Kimmel and Melissa Dixon - Trauma Physiotherapists
Wayne Dite - Exercise Physiologist

Componentry

A closer look at componentry - feet
A closer look at componentry - knees
A closer look at componentry - hips
A closer look at componentry - upper limb
Who pays for your prosthesis?
Facial Prosthetic Services

Health

Special Report - Hip and Knee problems
Aging - muscles, bones and joints
Doing activities that you enjoy
Heart week 2006 - the warning signs of a heart attack
The Carbohydrate connection
The facts about fat
Stress
Medicare Rebate

Upper Limb Articles

Managing kitchen tasks with one hand
Woman with bionic arm regains sense of touch - New Scientist Report
A closer look at componentry - upper limbs

Lower Limb Articles

Causes of lower limb amputation
Hemi-pelvectomy amputation
A closer look at componentry - feet
A closer look at componentry - knees
A closer look at componentry - hips

Phantom Pain

Phantom Pain & Phantom Sensation Explained
Phantom Pain treatment options

Sport

Golf - Preventing Injury
Handcycling
Wheelchair Basketball
Sailability
Wheelies with wings
Wheelchair sports
Oscar Pistorius

Community

VACC Driveway assistance
Shoes without a partner service
The Melbourne Mobility Service
Diabetes counselling online
The companion card
Limbkids Support Association

Foot care

Foot notes for amputees
Putting your best foot forward

Peer Support

Who is a Peer Supporter? by Michael Tunnecliffe
Social aspects of amputation in urban and rural Victoria
- Monash University
Peer Support for Amputees - Monash University
Limbs 4 Life Peer Support Program

Diabetes

What is Diabetes?
Diabetes counselling online

Cancer

A Helping Hand - DVD resource
Amputation in the case of cancer - Monash University
Helping people with concerns about cancer - The Cancer Council Victoria
The Sarcoma Service at Peter Mac
On track @ Peter Mac

Trauma

Road Trauma Support Team Victoria
Transport Accident Commission
WorkSafe
Trauma and amputation

Equipment

Wheelchair Maintenance
Aids and Equipment Program

Book Reviews

This section has been compiled into one document

. It's not about the bike: My journey back to life, Lance Armstrong.
. A Fortunate Accident - A Boy from Balranald - Kevin Coombs
. A Test Of Will: One Mans Extraordinary Story Of Survival - Warren Macdonald
. No Excuses - Kyle Maynard
. Life without limits - Helen O'Neill
. It's Just a Matter of Balance Kevin S. Garrison
. Living with a below knee amputation: A unique insight from a prosthetist/Amputee - Richard Riley
. 'Travelling Hopefully' a book by Stuart Tripp
. One Unknown - Gill Hicks

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