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She had folded a scarf into her bra for eight months. Not because she did not know better. Because nobody had told her there was anything else. She had been told, in detail, what was going to be removed. Almost nothing about what came afterwards. I hear a version of this often. So let me say the part that gets left out. The bra does half the work A prosthesis on its own does very little. It needs something to hold it in the right place, against your chest wall, so that it sta

This May, we packed our bags and travelled to Leipzig, Germany, for OT World, the largest international trade fair and congress for prosthetics and orthotics. Held every two years, it brings together more than 570 exhibitors from over 40 countries, alongside hundreds of clinicians, researchers and innovators. This year marked its 50th anniversary, under a motto that stayed with us long after we left: "You make the difference." We did not go simply to look. We went because the

Winter doesn’t just change the weather. It changes how your device fits, how your skin feels, and how confidently you move. Here’s what every prosthetic and orthotic user should know when the temperature drops. Your fit may change in cold weather Temperature drops can cause slight changes in limb volume. For prosthetic users, this often means your socket feels looser in the morning or tighter after being indoors for a while. Orthotic users may notice braces or supports sittin