NAME: Eric Shoemaker TITLE: Certified prosthetist orthotist COMPANY: Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics in Hampden Twp., Gettysburg and York YEARS IN FIELD: 13 Q: What does a prosthetist do? A: ...

In the United States, approximately 185,000 people have an amputation each year, 507 people lose a limb each day, and 2.1 million people currently live with limb loss. By 2050, this number will reach ...

At Chris Kort’s midtown Manhattan office, Eric has stopped by to try on his new foot. Kort, prosthetist and president of Prosthetics in Motion, has created a new, lighter device for him to try. It ...

Prosthetist Shane Ryley shows the care and technology needed to make the high-performance limbs that have revolutionized sports for people with disabilities.

A medical resident shadows a prosthetist to uncover how custom prosthetic limbs are planned, designed, molded, and fitted for patients rebuilding their lives after limb loss. Scott Bessent reveals ...