an amputee seeking information
neviene gamal
Description
Collection
Title:
an amputee seeking information
Creator:
neviene gamal
Date:
3/1/2001
Text:
Hello
I am a lady withan obove knee amputee since1996,i had had 4 sockets till
now,but
i am still using a one cratch to walk,infact not walking but dragging
the prostises,
i am using a plain suction socket,with a hydrolic knee ottobock.
My main problem is that i do not feel balanced while walking,although my
prothtist
says that i am using the knee very well,i know that my socket has an
iscial seat,i hope the name is right, i never felt this seat,how should
an amputee feel it,does he feel it while sitting or only during walking?
really i want to know what is the problem
with me,my prothitist says that the socket is ok,the aliment is olso
ok,and the prpblem is that i should walk more and more,i do not know how
could i walk
unbalanced like this,i have some scar tissue at the end of my risidual
limb,i olso have
a fold as he called it.
Does it make a difference to wear the proestis sitting,or standing
up,should it be the same length of the leg or should it be shorter?
I really know that these information is not enough to give an
opinion,but if someone
can help ,i would appreciate it very much
nevieen
I am a lady withan obove knee amputee since1996,i had had 4 sockets till
now,but
i am still using a one cratch to walk,infact not walking but dragging
the prostises,
i am using a plain suction socket,with a hydrolic knee ottobock.
My main problem is that i do not feel balanced while walking,although my
prothtist
says that i am using the knee very well,i know that my socket has an
iscial seat,i hope the name is right, i never felt this seat,how should
an amputee feel it,does he feel it while sitting or only during walking?
really i want to know what is the problem
with me,my prothitist says that the socket is ok,the aliment is olso
ok,and the prpblem is that i should walk more and more,i do not know how
could i walk
unbalanced like this,i have some scar tissue at the end of my risidual
limb,i olso have
a fold as he called it.
Does it make a difference to wear the proestis sitting,or standing
up,should it be the same length of the leg or should it be shorter?
I really know that these information is not enough to give an
opinion,but if someone
can help ,i would appreciate it very much
nevieen
Citation
neviene gamal, “an amputee seeking information,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/216037.
