Archive for October, 2010
POA Patient Kent Solheim in University of Louisville Magazine Spring 2010 issue, “The Green Beret”
Friday, October 29th, 2010Great article about Maj.Kent Solheim, a Green Beret soldier who lost his leg while on a mission in Iraq. You can also see a video of him running in the “Sports Training” section of our website. Click on the following link to view the UL Magazine article
Tags: amputee, challenged athlete, elevated vacuum socket, kent-solheim, negative pressure socket, prosthetic leg, running, soldier, Stan Patterson CP, Stan Patterson prosthetist, University of Louisville magazine, vacuum socket
Posted in Amputee Athletes, Amputee News, Articles, POA Patients in the News!
POA’s Mabio Costa featured in Life in Hunter’s Creek magazine, 11/2010 edition, “A Triathlete’s Journey”
Thursday, October 28th, 2010
POA’s Mabio Costa is featured in an article written about his participation in the World Championship Paratriathlon held in Budapest, Hungary last month.
Tags: amputee running, Mabio Costa, prosthetic leg, triathlete amputee, world championship paratriathlon
Posted in Amputee Athletes, Articles, POA Patients in the News!
POA’s Ronnie Dickson releases “Amputee Biking” video, 10/18/2010
Monday, October 18th, 2010In addition to his running video, Ronnie has also created an “amputee” biking video. Click on the following link to view the video
Tags: above knee amputee, amputee running, Amputee Running video, Ronnie Dickson
Posted in Amputee Athletes, Amputee News, Amputee Videos, Articles, Education/Information, POA Patients in the News!
POA’s Ronnie Dickson releases new “Amputee Running” video, 10/18/2010
Monday, October 18th, 2010Ronnie Dickson has released a new “amputee running” video with lots of informative and useful information. Click on the following link to view the video
Tags: above knee, amputee running, Amputee Running video, challenged athlete, Ronnie Dickson
Posted in Amputee Athletes, Amputee News, Amputee Videos, Articles, Education/Information
Staff Sgt. John Walding Graduated from Special Forces Sniper Course, OandP.com article, 10/5/2010
Friday, October 15th, 2010POA Patient Staff Sgt. John Walding of Texas is a Special Forces sniper instructor and the first amputee to graduate from the Special Forces Sniper Course. Click on the following link to view the OandP.com article
Tags: amputee, amputee soldier, John Walding, O&P Edge, special forces, special forces sniper course
Posted in Articles
