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Erica Liggins Lucas Smith An amputation usually refers to the removal of the whole or part of an armhand or a legfoot Either by surgery or accident Congenital amputation is being born without a limb ID: 164020

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Amputations

Erica

Liggins

Lucas SmithSlide2

An amputation usually refers to the removal of the whole or part of an arm/hand or a leg/foot. Either by surgery or accident.

Congenital amputation: is being born without a limb.

Acquired amputation: is having a limb removed by surgery or accident.

Amputation Slide3

Trauma/accident -from factory, farm, or power tool accidents or from motor vehicle accidents, natural disasters, war, and terrorist attacks

Poor circulation - such as blood vessel disease ( Peripheral Vascular Disease), Diabetes or Blood Clots

Chronic infection - such as Osteomyelitis (an infection in the bones)

Tumors Paralysis Surgery Deformity Congenital limb deficiency

Causes Slide4

The loss of body parts can cause rise in grief because of body image or function

Phantom pain is pain that feels like it's coming from a body part that's no longer there

If the amputation is caused by any accident there could be a traumatic brain injure that can occur at the same time

These issues are not as bad with younger people or with people that were born with the amputation. This is also greatly affected by the persons personality

CognitiveSlide5

Self-esteem issues

body issues

not being able to do some thing as well

Think people don’t like them anymore because of limb loss People look at them differently because of limb loss Social Slide6

Vary tremendously depending on limb involved and how much of the limb that was removed.

Lower limb amputation causes gait issues

Motor Slide7

Body temp control because of loss of surface area

Weight issues because of lower need for basic nutrients

Upper body amputees have fewer issues with physical fitness because of health lower limbs

Lower body amputees tend to have more issues with physical activity because of problems with movement

This is where prosthetics come in to playHow is Physical Fitness Impacted Slide8

Endless opportunities for amputees

www.activeamp.org/sport_dir.htm

Activities for students with an Amputation Slide9

WallWheelchair

Prosthetics

Crutches

Equipment/ModificationsSlide10

None

http

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l9G3lijLeA

Contraindicated ActivitiesSlide11

American Amputee Foundation

(AAF)

Amputee Coalition

Online ResourcesSlide12

Jacques, E. (2009, November 26).

Spotlight on phantom pain

. Retrieved from http://pain.about.com/od/typesofchronicpain/a/phantom_pain.htm

Sports and activities for the active amp

. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.activeamp.org/sport_dir.htm (2009). Amputee sport. (2009). [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l9G3lijLeA American amputee foundation inc.

(

n.d

.). Retrieved from

http://www.americanamputee.org/index.html

Amputee coalition

. (

n.d

.). Retrieved from

http://www.amputee-coalition.org/

(2011).

Inside sports: amputee football

. (2011). [Web Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqxkK90Koxg

ReferencesSlide13

Amputee Football

Activity