Amputation Rehabilitation

AAMC provides inpatient and outpatient Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Speech-language Therapy for patients who have lost a limb. Our therapists can help you through this challenging time in your life by giving you the tools you need to return to your previous level of activity and function.

Amputations We Treat

• Upper Limb Amputations
• Fingers or partial hand (transphalangeal or transcarpal)
• Wrist disarticulation (through the wrist joint)
• Below-elbow (transradial)
• Elbow disarticulation (through
• Shoulder disarticulation (through the shoulder joint)
• Interscapular thoracic (removal of entire shoulder girdle)
• Lower Limb Amputations Toes Partial foot (transmetatarsal)
• Ankle disarticulation (through the ankle joint)
• Below knee (transtibial)
• Knee disarticulation (through the knee joint)
• Above knee (transfemoral)
• Hip disarticulation (through the hip joint)
• Hemipelvectomy (transpelvic)

Services We Provide

AAMC's therapists look at your current level of function as well as your previous level of function. We also assess your pain, range of motion, strength, endurance, flexibility, and balance. We develop plan of care tailored to you and your goals that includes such things as:

• Modalities as needed
• Pre-gait activities
• Prosthetic training
• Therapeutic exercise
• Gait training
• Balance training
• Safety training
• Transfer training
• Patient/caregiver education.

Our Team Approach

Our team approach includes close communication with your referring physician and prosthetist and ensures you receive:

• Treatment from a licensed physical therapist
• Access to other rehabilitative professionals if needed
• Assistance with setting short and long term goals to help you reach your maximum potential
• Input to your prosthetist to help determine the most appropriate type of prosthetic components to help you reach all of your goals