Winter Weather No Problem
California’s mild winter weather doesn’t require boots or sneakers over the holidays. Being a lower limb amputee shouldn’t either.
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Little Details Make a Big Difference
This client traveled to us from out of state. She had three highly realistic prosthetic fingers created as well as a utility hand. Having prostheses made isn’t just about restoring the look of the fingers she lost. These prostheses are about playing with the kids in her family and not feeling like she has to…
An Article by Our Founder
An article by our founder and owner, Stefan Knauss, was recently published in O&P Edge Magazine. Stefan is always looking to utilize materials to come up with original strategies for tackling tough cases. In this article, he details how to create a socket with a seamless connection between HCR silicone rubber and hard resin laminate….
Becoming Yourself Again
This client grew up receiving compliments on her elegant, long fingers. After losing her ring finger in her mid-20’s, this client lost the sense of pride she had in her hands and felt she had to hide them. She not only lost her finger, but felt she lost a piece of her identity. Upon wearing…
NFLPA Care Foundation Shares
After a sudden, life threatening illness, former NFL player of the Seattle Seahawks, and President of the NFLPA Northern California Chapter Douglas Hollie, not only spent four months in a coma but also lost the front of both of his feet. Thanks to the NFL Players Association Care Foundation, he was able to have two custom prosthetic partial feet…
More Exciting Than A New Car
This client has been a prosthesis wearer for many years and traveled cross-country to California to have us create a right partial foot for her. She expressed her feelings of having a new prosthesis made as, “More exciting than getting a new car.”