Archive for September, 2011
POA patient Tanya Khvisko, “Child of Chernobyl gets new Prosthetic Legs,” Fox news, 8/23/2011
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Tanya Khvisko, a “child of Chernobyl,” was born with limb deficiencies 4 years after the devastating nuclear power plant accident. She is currently living in Kansas City with host families while attending school. POA patient Maggi Pivovar and Tanya met at a local church where Tanya admired Maggi’s high tech legs, and the two of them formed an instant bond. Maggi noticed that Tanya was in need of new prosthetic limbs. With the help of the Amputees Active Again Foundation (a3foundation.org), she arranged for Tanya to fly to POA this summer. The following Fox news segment was aired after Tanya’s return to Kansas City with her state-of-the-art prosthetic legs and new dreams for the future. Click here to view Fox News segment.
Tags: A3 Foundation, amputee, amputee running, bi-lateral amputee, Chernobyl accident, Prosthetic & Orthotic Associates, prosthetic legs
Posted in Amputee Athletes, Amputee News, Amputee Videos, Articles, POA Patients in the News!
Congratulations to Ronnie Dickson!
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011Congratulations to POA’s Ronnie Dickson, who will be inducted into the Athletes with Disabilities Network Hall of Fame on November 3rd. He will be receiving the “Rising Star” award. Way to go, Ronnie!!! You can read more about Ronnie and all his accomplishments on his blog. Click here to view blog.
Tags: above knee amputee, amputee, Athletes with Disabilities Network, prosthetic leg, Ronnie Dickson, takealegoff
Posted in Amputee Athletes, Amputee News, Articles, POA Patients in the News!
Feedback on Genium Prosthetic Bionic Knee System, 9/2011
Friday, September 23rd, 2011Ronnie Dickson put together a video featuring some of our patients trying out the new Otto Bock Genium knee and placed it on his blog, takealegoff.blogspot.com. He also included written feedback from our POA blog. Click here to view video/article.
Tags: above knee prosthetic knee, c-leg, feedback on Genium, Genium Bionic Prosthetic System, Genium microprocessor, Genium prosthetic knee, microprocessor knee, opinion of Genium, Otto Bock, Otto Bock Genium, prosthetic leg
Posted in Amputee News, Amputee Videos, Articles, Editorials, Education/Information, Featured Products, New Prosthetic Products, prosthetic news
7-year-old MeiMei White, POA’s youngest Triathlete!, 9/2011
Friday, September 16th, 2011MeiMei White has the focus and determination of a great athlete….and she’s only 7 years old! The fact that she is an above-knee amputee does not hold her back. Last week she completed her first triathlon…. yesterday she was featured on Macon’s local NBC TV news demonstrating her amazing balance while stand-up paddling! Bravo!!!!! What’s next? Whatever MeiMei puts her mind to, that’s what!! Click here to view video.
Tags: amputee athlete, MeiMei White, stand up paddling, triathlon
Posted in Amputee Athletes, Amputee News, Amputee Videos, Articles, POA Patients in the News!
Ronnie Dickson, “Evolution”, article in O&P Edge, 9/2011
Thursday, September 15th, 2011POA resident Ronnie Dickson has written a series of articles for the O&P Edge about his experiences as a resident at POA over the past year. This is the last one of the series, appropriately titled, “Evolution.” Great article, Ronnie!
Posted in Articles
