Running
Dick, Rachel
Description
Collection
Title:
Running
Creator:
Dick, Rachel
Date:
8/3/2007
Text:
Here is a compilation of answers to my running question. Thanks to
everyone who contributed!! I think the most promising solution is
begging my insurance company to give me a new leg and using the suction
suspension system...keep your fingers crossed for me :-)
Question:
I am a bk amputee and have a desire to run. I see many amputee runners
>doing very well, but i have a setback. I wear an alpha liner and after
>about 15-20 minutes of running it is full of sweat. Once it is sweaty,
>it makes loud noises and is very unstable. What do other runners
>do/use?
Summarized Answers:
1. Using Anti-Perspirant on the residual limb...the most commonly
recommended was Certain-Dri
2. Using a liner liner ( a thin sock at the end of the liner) to absorb
sweat
3. Custom liner without pin and with sleeve suspension...E-Vac
(elevated vacuum system).
4. Chamois strip at top of liner to catch sweat.
5. Add gel pads or socks inside Alpha Liner
6. Silicone liners...AEGIS preflexed liners
7. VASS systems
8. Harmony System
9. Waist belt and fork strap
10. Ossur Synergy liner or Sport liner
11. Suction suspension with sleeve
12. suction suspension system consisting of a inner silicone liner,
outer sealing suspension sleeve, and one way expulsion valve.
Again, thanks for all your help. I'll keep you posted on my progress!
Rachel Marie Dick
Research Assistant/Coordinator
Brain Research and Imaging Neurosciences
Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience
WSU Medical School
brain.wayne.edu <mailto:<Email Address Redacted>>
(313)577-6279
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computer, and destroy any copies in any form immediately. Thank you.
everyone who contributed!! I think the most promising solution is
begging my insurance company to give me a new leg and using the suction
suspension system...keep your fingers crossed for me :-)
Question:
I am a bk amputee and have a desire to run. I see many amputee runners
>doing very well, but i have a setback. I wear an alpha liner and after
>about 15-20 minutes of running it is full of sweat. Once it is sweaty,
>it makes loud noises and is very unstable. What do other runners
>do/use?
Summarized Answers:
1. Using Anti-Perspirant on the residual limb...the most commonly
recommended was Certain-Dri
2. Using a liner liner ( a thin sock at the end of the liner) to absorb
sweat
3. Custom liner without pin and with sleeve suspension...E-Vac
(elevated vacuum system).
4. Chamois strip at top of liner to catch sweat.
5. Add gel pads or socks inside Alpha Liner
6. Silicone liners...AEGIS preflexed liners
7. VASS systems
8. Harmony System
9. Waist belt and fork strap
10. Ossur Synergy liner or Sport liner
11. Suction suspension with sleeve
12. suction suspension system consisting of a inner silicone liner,
outer sealing suspension sleeve, and one way expulsion valve.
Again, thanks for all your help. I'll keep you posted on my progress!
Rachel Marie Dick
Research Assistant/Coordinator
Brain Research and Imaging Neurosciences
Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience
WSU Medical School
brain.wayne.edu <mailto:<Email Address Redacted>>
(313)577-6279
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This message is confidential, intended only for
the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged,
or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the
intended recipient(s), you are notified that the dissemination,
distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you
receive this message in error, or are not the named recipient(s), please
notify the sender at the e-mail address. Delete this e-mail from your
computer, and destroy any copies in any form immediately. Thank you.
Citation
Dick, Rachel, “Running,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/228532.
