Category Archives: Amputation

What Are the Physical and Psychological Effects of Amputation?

According to the Amputee Coalition, approximately 185,000 amputations occur in the United States each year. Among the over 2 million people currently living with limb loss, a significant number faced amputations due to vascular diseases like diabetes and peripheral arterial disorders such as trauma and cancer. Injury from trauma to the musculature and nerves… Read More »