2. Todays Talk
• My amputation
• My personal experience as a limb user
• How my experience has affected and informed my
work
3. Fibular Hemimelia
• Fibular hemimelia is a birth defect
where part or all the fibular bone is
missing
• Limb length discrepancy
• Foot and ankle deformities
• Knee deformity
• Deficient cruciate ligaments of the
knee
• Unknown cause
9. Childhood
Stress
The Effects of
Childhood Stress on
Health Across the
Lifespan
Authors: Jennifer S. Middlebrooks,
M.S.W., M.P.H.Natalie C. Audage,
M.P.H.
•Positive stress
•Tolerable stress
•Toxic stress
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11. The
Prosthetist
• Assessing a patient's needs before they have an
artificial limb fitted
• Taking measurements and a plaster cast or
using computer modelling to produce a design
of the prostheses
• Explaining a finished design to a technician,
who will produce the final product
• Carrying out follow-up checks with patients to
see how they are coping with their device
• Making sure the limb is functioning properly,
and is comfortable
• Carrying out adjustments or repairs if needed
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12. The Multi-
disciplinary
Team
6 Prosthetists
8 prosthetic technicians
3 physiotherapists
2 nurses
1 occupational therapist
2 extended scope practitioners (in
place of a consultant)
1 NHS clinical lead
1 psychologist (one day per week)