... -- At West Haven VA, amputee vets tired of being left behind while ... on outings. Bert Francoeur leads an amputee veterans support group at the Veterans Affairs ... talking about the challenges of being an amputee. The Veterans' Amputee Support Group, which meets every Wednesday ... the game for a whole group of amputees. Ernest Parrish, a Vietnam veteran and amputee, says he knows what it' ... Saymon says. Randy Jackson, an amputee and veteran from the Vietnam era, says a new bus for the amputee veterans would boost morale among the group... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfnov08/nf111608-3.htm
... HEIGHTENS INTEREST IN THE TRAVAILS OF VIETNAM AMPUTEES Story here... http: ... heightens interest in the travails of Vietnam amputees Sunday, March 19, 2006 Rita ... Iraq and Afghanistan quickly created a new amputee profile. Meeting the complex needs of ... and suffered before. The underanalyzed combat amputees of Vietnam make up the nation' ... largest surviving group with a lifetime of amputee experience. "We want to gather ... the Indiana-Ohio Center for Traumatic Amputee Rehabilitation Research, a project unique in its focus on combat amputees. "The goal is to register Vietnam amputees, identify them and build a databank... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes MAR 06/newsflash03-20-2006-8.htm
...-Friendly Version STUDY OF VIETNAM VETERAN AMPUTEES COULD BENEFIT NEW VETS -- " ... hope that our findings with the Vietnam amputees and how they were treated and dealt ...02/23/Cam pus/Amputee.Study.Could.Benefit. ...------- Amputee study could benefit Iraq veterans Chris Centeno ... are studying the lives of Vietnam veteran amputees. Stephen Wilson, a principal investigator ... collect as much data from Vietnam veteran amputees as possible, in hopes of better ... hope that our findings with the Vietnam amputees and how they were treated and dealt ... are possibly 5,000 Vietnam veteran amputees, but even the Department of Defense... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nffeb09/nf022409-5.htm
... HELP A NEW GENERATION OF WAR VETERAN AMPUTEES -- VETS REGAIN MOBILITY AND SOME ... help a new generation of war veteran amputees regain mobility like never before. Some ... medical legacy will probably belong to the amputee. The rate of amputation injuries among ..., in my experience, where the amputee has been offered so much to overcome ... muscle activity by powering ankle and leg amputees up stairs, or up from a ... Meanwhile, the current generation of GI amputees is the most athletic of any American ... troops, and at least one foot amputee has returned to action in Iraq. ... physical therapy so he can help fellow amputees. Although Wong has several high-... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes MAR 06/newsflash03-10-2006-7.htm
...20-2006 #4 TECHNOLOGY GIVES AMPUTEES A BOOST -- PROSTHETICS DEVISED FOR ...----- Technology gives amputees a boost Prosthetics devised for war wounds ... medical legacy probably will belong to the amputee. The rate of amputation injuries among ..., in my experience, where the amputee has been offered so much to overcome ... muscle activity by powering ankle and leg amputees up stairs, or up from a ... Meanwhile, the current generation of soldier amputees is the most athletic of any American ... to quicker and more satisfying recoveries for amputees, experts say. Amputee rehabilitation at Brooke Army Medical Center includes... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes MAR 06/newsflash03-20-2006-4.htm
6. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 09-26-2007 #1 -- INVENTION HELPS WAR AMPUTEES -- Dozens of AMPUTEES are now using a device called the Solo-Step and it's putting them on the fast track to recovery.nf092607-1.htm
... #1 -- INVENTION HELPS WAR AMPUTEES -- Dozens of amputees are now using a device called the ... Bookmark Printer Friendly Page INVENTION HELPS WAR AMPUTEES -- Dozens of amputees are now using a device called the .../ sessearch.php?q=amputee +amputees&op=or Story here. ... #1 --INVENTION HELPS WAR AMPUTEES --Dozens of amputees are now using a device called the... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfSEP07/nf092607-1.htm
... handbook here... FOR SOME AMPUTEES, THE FUTURE IS IN THE U ... Jim Young) For more about veteran amputees, use the VA Watchdog search engine .../sessearch.php?q=amputee+amputees&op=or Story here. ...----- For some amputees, future is in the U. ... WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For some amputees in a rehabilitation exercise room at Walter ... who runs the rehab program for army amputees. Article continues below: MONEY TALKS ... The army has altered how it rehabilitates amputees who are otherwise young, healthy and... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfNOV07/nf110807-5.htm
8. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 07-24-2007 #2 -- WORLD'S FIRST ROBOTIC ANKLE IS DEVELOPED FOR IRAQ WAR VETERANS -- It's an important advance for lower-limb amputees that was developed by a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.nf072407-2.htm
... an important advance for lower-limb amputees that was developed by a team at ... an important advance for lower-limb amputees that was developed by a team at ... an important advance for lower-limb amputees that was developed by a team at ... reduces fatigue, improves balance and provides amputees with a more fluid gait. It ... researchers. Herr is also a double amputee who tested his invention: "This ..., for the first time, provides amputees with a truly humanlike gait." ... response during walking, they force the amputee to have an unnatural gait and typically ... energy on walking than a non-amputee. The new ankle is light,... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/nf072407-2.htm
... IN AFTERMATH -- Walter Reed chaplains help amputees, other soldiers confront unpleasant realities. Story ... Find Guidance in Aftermath Walter Reed Chaplains Help Amputees, Other Soldiers Confront Unpleasant Realities By Greg ... staff and families. They also guide many amputee soldiers through the difficult process of coming to ..., the most recent date available, 705 amputees from Iraq and Afghanistan had been treated in ... Walter Reed spokeswoman. There are about 150 amputee patients in some stage of healing and rehabilitation ... chaplains face a range of emotions among the amputees: anger, sadness, fear and joy ... IN AFTERMATH --Walter Reed chaplains help amputees,other soldiers confront unpleasant realities. VA... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAR08/nf033008-5.htm
10. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 02-21-2007 #1 -- THE HOTEL AFTERMATH -- Inside Mologne House, the survivors of war wrestle with military bureaucracy and personal demons.nf022107-1.htm
... was my good eye,' " a soldier with an eye patch tells an amputee in the bar. The amputee peels his beer label. "I was awake through the whole thing," ... the rooms for contraband or weapons. When the fire alarm goes off, the amputees who live on the upper floors are scooped up and carried down the stairwell ... he holds the gruesome honor of being one of the war's five triple amputees. Bryan, 25, lost both legs and his left arm when a... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfFEB07/nf022107-1.htm
