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LOCAL ARIZONA RESOURCES

Raising Special Kids (602) 242-4366

  www.raisingspecialkids.org

4750 N. Black Canyon Highway, Suite 101, Phoenix, AZ 85017

Children Rehabilitation Services (CRS)  Hand Therapy Clinic

St. Joseph’s Hospital, 124 W. Thomas, Phoenix, AZ 85013

Contact: (602) 406-6400

http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/ocshcn/crs/crs_az.htm

The mission of Arizona's Children's Rehabilitative Services (CRS) is to provide for medical treatment, rehabilitation, and related support services to medically and financially qualified individuals who have certain medical, disabling or potentially disabling conditions, which have the potential for functional improvement.

     INTERNET RESOURCES

Amputee Coalition of America

www.amputee-coalition.org

Regional Representative: Jeran Fox - (928) 526-5321

Email: jeranfox@netscape.net

Superhands

http://www.superhands.us/

 Unlimbited Possibilites -   http://www.unlimbitedpossibilities.org/

ICAN Website

http://www.child-amputee.net/

Great way to meet other parents and some great articles:

view Guestbook at bottom of page at

http://www.efreeguestbooks.com/mg/multi.pl?36408

Helping Hands Foundation

Helping Hands Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit support group made up of parents who have children with upper limb differences and who are concerned with the challenges facing the child and the entire family. 

http://www.helpinghandsgroup.org/

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ADULT AMPUTEE SUPPORT RESOURCES

Artificial Limb Specialist

Links amputees with other amputees for mentor support

www.limbspecialists.com

Peer Support: (602) 745-2080

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Lively Limbs Adult Amputee Support Group

(480) 620-7125

 Meets 6 to 8 p.m. on the last Monday of only the even numbered months (Feb/Apr/June/Aug/Oct/Dec.) at Banner Baywood Hospital, 6644 E Baywood Ave, Mesa. livelylimbs@gmail.com

West Valley Amputee Support Group

 (623) 334-5358

Sponsored by HealthSouth Valley of the Sun Rehabilitation Hospital Physical Therapy Department. Mets at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at the hospital, 13460 N. 67th Ave., Glendale.

Limbs2Life

Sponsored by Pongratz Orthotics & Prosthetics in Phoenix and Mesa. Email: tyler@pongratzop.com for more info

 

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Stephanie Guthrie
Development and Public Awareness Associate
888/AMP-KNOW ext. 8118
sguthrie@amputee-coalition.org

 

New Video Resource for Amputees

The Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) is excited to announce a series of nine new streaming videos entitled Introductory Amputee Care on the ACA website.  The videos, narrated by ACA President and CEO Paddy Rossbach, contain important information for new lower limb amputees. The nine short videos include “Wrapping with an Elastic Bandage (AK or BK)”, “Applying a Shrinker”, “Getting Up from the Floor”, “Walking with a Dynamic Response Foot”, “Using a Cane”, “Using a Walker”, “Using Crutches”, and “Donning an AK Prosthesis with a Full Suction Socket”. These skills are important to the recovery process for all amputees, and these unique videos make initial care for people with limb loss easy to understand. They are an important resource for professionals and caregivers to share with anyone learning how to live with limb loss. The video series can be accessed at the following location:

http://www.amputee-coalition.org/video/introductory_amputee_care.html