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O & P East
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We highly recommend these sites as a source of information on whether you wish to inquire about peer support, interests on being a support counselor, learning how to cope with life as an amputee or simply becoming an active member within the community.
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Helpful Terms....
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ACA Publications
InMotion
Youth InMotion
YAZ
Military in Step
First Step
Senior Step
Expectations
People with Amputations
Side Step
LLEAP
LLEAP (Spanish)
Books on General Amputation
Coping with Limb Loss by Ellen Winchell, Ph.D
Used copies are available through amazon or your local bookstore.
For the New Amputee by Noelle Broyles, RN, BSN
Available through the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists.
Phone: (301) 617-7805 Fax: (301) 206-9789 http://www.oandp.org/bookstore/newamp.asp
Test of Will by Warren Macdonald
ISBN: 1553650646
Available through amazon your local bookstore.
Repercussion by India J. Podsen with George Valazquez
ISBN: 0967255708
Available through amazon or your local bookstore.
Lower Extremity
Life on Wheels by Gary Karp
ISBN: 1565922530
Available through amazon or your local bookstore.
Journey to Well: Learning to Live after Spinal Cord Injury by Margie Williams
ISBN: 0965555828
Available through amazon or your local bookstore.
Upper Extremity
One Can Do It by Sheri Coing Marshall
ISBN: 1568250029
Available through amazon or your local bookstore.
One Handed in a Two-Handed World by Tommye-Karen Mayer
ISBN: 0965280519
Available through amazon or your local bookstore.
Children with Limb Loss
Coping with Being Physically Challenged by Linda Lee Ratto, MEd
ISBN: 0823913449
Available through amazon or your local bookstore.
Stranded by Ben Mikaelsen
ISBN: 0786811099
Available through amazon or your local bookstore.
Who is Amelia? Caring for Children with Limb Difference by Hugh G. Watts, MD
ISBN: 0892031794
Available through amazon or your local bookstore.
Fitness
Bed Top Yoga by Carol Dickman
ASIN: 0967766508
Available through amazon or your local bookstore.
Seated Aerobic Workout
ASIN: 0967766508
Available through amazon or your local bookstore.
Important Links - Amputee Associations
http://www.hphdhelp.org - Hemipelvectomy and Hip Disarculation
http://www.usparalympics.org - U.S. Paralympics
http://www.dsusa.org - Disable Sports USA
http://www.ncpad.org - Center for Physical Activity & Disability
http://www.nagagolf.org - National Amputee Golf Association
www.ampsoccer.org - National Amputee Soccer Association
http://www.activeamp.org - For Amps w/an Active Lifestyle
http://www.oandp.com - Resources for O & P
http://www.aopanet.org - American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association
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