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Custom Prosthetics: Helping You Achieve Your Goals!
POA sees patients of all ages and activity levels. Whether you are in need of a prosthesis that will simply allow you to move around your home, or one that will make running a 26.2 mile marathon possible, we will find the perfect fit.
We specialize in engineering and fitting high performance, high technology prostheses that support active lifestyles. Custom prosthetic limbs that pull their weight in extreme sports as well as rigorous everyday duties have earned POA the praise and respect of our patients and our industry. Any out-of-state clients seeking our service (we have many), should know that we are always happy to assist with any travel and transportation planning.
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POA’s remolding orthoses are used to correct positional plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, scaphocephaly and other head shape asymmetries in infants ages 3-18 months. more » |  |
| POA Articles
"Sub-Atmospheric Socket Design Technology Gains Momentum," including interviews with Stan Patterson, CP, and other experts in the field published in the July 2012 issue of "The O&P Edge." more-->
Editorial: "Experiences with Negative Pressure Socket Design," by Stan Patterson, CP, published in "The Academy Today" June 2007 issue. It's easy to understand how utilizing elevated negative pressure technology in transfemoral (TF) socket designs can provide numerous benefits to patients. Due to the absence of bony prominences as compared to transtibial patients, and because of the surface area and the average amount of tissue of a transfemoral residual limb that can be placed under vacuum, the design is one I believe will change how we fit and design transfemoral sockets. more » |
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POA Clients lead full and active lives. Learn more about their stories and triumphs.
You Are Not Alone: Amputees Living Full and Active Lives
Read More on our Blog--->
For more on these and to view other videos/photos/articles click on the Gallery or Blog sections of this website. Also check out our Facebook Page for even more photos, videos and current events. click here»
CNN Interview: POA's Jordan Thomas Jordan Thomas was interviewed by CNN's Anderson Cooper yesterday to discuss the recovery process for amputees. He will be providing support to the Boston Marathon bombing victims in a few weeks. Great work, Jordan!
Click on the following link to visit Jordan's patient profile page: Jordan Thomas "Living Proof" Patient Profile
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| * POA Patient Spotlight *Little Ireland Nugent, who lost her legs in a lawnmower accident this past spring, took her first steps on prosthetic legs today. There was not a dry eye in the house as this brave little girl eagerly hopped off her mom's lap and walked the entire length of the parallel bars--something even those of us who have witnessed this many times were surprised to see!
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