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18. Reducing Amputee Stress
Home » You searched for 18. Reducing Amputee Stress Stress is what you feel when you can’t get out of a negative situation. Reducing amputee stress is a major problem. It becomes paradoxical when you give up trying. Like an employee returning to work while being unable to be tested for Coronavirus because they are…
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49. Neurotechnical Advancements bring promise to Amputees Neurotechnical advancements bring promise to amputees. Professor Stanisa Raspopovic and his research team have made a breakthrough in below-knee prostheses. Imagine having a lower leg prosthesis that is so sensitive that when it is resting on a wall, you feel the pressure of the wall on your stump! Neurotechnical…
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33. Reducing Your Significant Other’s PTSD Reducing your significant other’s PTSD is often overlooked. . There are many ways to describe the stress and emotional pain that people go through being a caretaker. Physicians call it the caretakers’ syndrome, although it is not a medical disorder. It has other names like post-tra umatic stress disorder, caretakers stress…
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25. Reducing Your Significant Other’s PTSD Reducing your significant other’s PTSD is often overlooked. . There are many ways to describe the stress and emotional pain that people go through being a caretaker. Physicians call it the caretakers’ syndrome, although it is not a medical disorder. It has other names like post-traumatic stress disorder, caretakers…
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Home » You searched for Unlocking the Secrets of Being an Amputee Spouse Unlocking the Secrets of Being an Amputee Spouse was a hard book to write because it grew from experiences that were intense feelings. For some time now I have felt a gentle nudge from the universe to write a book about our…
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You Can Stop a Panic Attack After an Amputation You can stop a panic attack after an amputation. You feel like you have a heart attack. You wake up in a hospital bed, not wanting to look at what is missing, but more importantly, you may not have had time to prepare for an amputation.…
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Home » You searched for Amputation Issues Amputee IssuesGeneral ResourcesPost-amputationPre-amputationProsthesisRecoveryResourcesSolving Problems 52. Augmented Not Disabled By Kevin Kappler, Ph.D. | Jul 1, 2022 Read More → Augmented Not Disabled By Kevin Kappler, Ph.D. | Jun 29, 2022 Read More → 51. Proprio Foot Because the World Isn’t Flat By Kevin Kappler, Ph.D. | Jun 1,…
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You Can Lead a Happy Life! Let Me Show You How! Yes, You Can! KEVIN KAPPLER, PH.D. AMPUTEE LIFECOACH As a fellow amputee, I know the psychological difficulties people face after losing a limb. I have helped people on the phone and texting for the last ten years as a Life Coach with these…
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SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS ONE LEG AT A TIME SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS ONE LEG AT A TIME Surviving the holidays one leg at a time is difficult but not impossible. The holiday season is stressful without an amputation. This is a time when the strength and resolution you built from your physical and emotional recovery…
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Home » You searched for 32. Is PTSD Inevitable after an Amputation? Is PTSD is inevitable after an operation? The major symptoms of PTSD are reliving the traumatic event in vivid nightmares, unwanted memories, and flashbacks. Heart palpitations and panic attacks occur as the trauma is relived. Patients report feeling wound up, unable to concentrate…
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