Amputee Rehabilitation

• Amputation – removal , usually by surgery, of a limb, part or organ.
• Amputee – One who has had an amputation, esp of the arm or leg
• Prosthesis – Replacement of a missing part by artificial substitute such as artificial extremity.

AMPUTEE REHABILITATION

• Physical preparation
• Upper body strengthening
• Non affected limb strengthening
• Bed mobility
• ROM of affected limb
• Balance re-education
• Safe transfers
• General conditioning
• Early stump care activities, stump board
• Hopping with the use of an aid i.e. crutches or walking frame.
• Walking with Pneumatic post amputation mobility aid (PPAM Aid)
• Phantom limb, phantom pain and Painful residual limb
• ADL retraining

PROSTHETIC TRAINING

• Increase in prosthetic wearing and functional utilization
• Patients achieve satisfactory walking pattern.
  – Comfort
  – Feeling of safety
  – Balance
  – Co-ordination
  – Reasonable energy consumption