Academy: Swimming suspension ideas
Ingrid Frank, CP, CMF
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Title:
Academy: Swimming suspension ideas
Creator:
Ingrid Frank, CP, CMF
Date:
7/9/2018
Text:
Hello all,
I recently fit a TF patient with a new MPK knee that is waterproof and he'd like to know what his options are for suspension that would allow him to swim. He's currently using a pin lock system and a gel locking liner to wade in the water to cool off, but now he tells me he wants to really swim. Everything is waterproof but the socket. I'm looking for recommendations that are NOT super expensive as he is going to pay out of pocket for this modification to his device. He adds a gunslinger suspension garment/belt when he rides a bike or goes hiking so adding neoprene shorts may be an option he'd consider. Thanks for your ideas and suggestions.
Ingrid Frank, CP
Ingrid Frank Prosthetics, Inc.
110 Bacon Street
Natick, MA 01760
508-655-6698
I recently fit a TF patient with a new MPK knee that is waterproof and he'd like to know what his options are for suspension that would allow him to swim. He's currently using a pin lock system and a gel locking liner to wade in the water to cool off, but now he tells me he wants to really swim. Everything is waterproof but the socket. I'm looking for recommendations that are NOT super expensive as he is going to pay out of pocket for this modification to his device. He adds a gunslinger suspension garment/belt when he rides a bike or goes hiking so adding neoprene shorts may be an option he'd consider. Thanks for your ideas and suggestions.
Ingrid Frank, CP
Ingrid Frank Prosthetics, Inc.
110 Bacon Street
Natick, MA 01760
508-655-6698
Citation
Ingrid Frank, CP, CMF, “Academy: Swimming suspension ideas,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/209001.
