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The Total Surface Bearing below-knee socket is the goal of most prosthetists today.  Since your prosthesis and tissues of your limb are required to support all your body weight during the “single-support” phase of gait from mid-stance to terminal stance.  The greater the surface we can spread those forces over the less the pressure is …Read More

While no one form of suspension works for everyone, elevated vacuum suspension can offer significant advantages. This style of suspension uses a mechanical or an electrical vacuum pump to draw air out of the socket, creating a more secure attachment of your limb to your prosthesis. People find that this results in reduced pistoning, better …Read More

Your limb is not a static shape, and now
your socket doesn’t have to be either. Incorporating a RevoFit Adjustable
system into your socket allows us to create a dynamic socket system.  With the turn of a dial, you can quickly and
easily adjust the shape/volume of your socket. Each “click” of the dial moves
floating panels on the …Read More

Microprocessor knees use electronic technology to
offer safe walking with less effort, making it easier to navigate hills, ramps
and uneven terrain with greater stability. Sensors within the microprocessor
knees can gather information on position, direction, acceleration, and timing
which is then interpreted to make real-time adjustments to the stability of the
knee.  This results in reduced falls and
increased user …Read More

The
most common question asked about any prosthesis is, ‘How well does the
prosthetic limb improve an individual’s quality of life?’ An effective
prosthesis can be life changing. The SiOCX TF sockets are prosthesis designed
for transfemoral amputees that provide ‘superior functionality, hygiene, and
comfort’ while improving their user’s quality of life significantly.

Developed
by Ottobock, the SiOCX TF and the SiOCX …Read More

We have recently become the first clinic in
Western Canada to be trained and licenced to provide the High- Fidelity (Hi-Fi)
Socket System. This system uses longitudinal struts to create alternating zones
of tissue compression and release along the length of the socket. This results
in a smaller zone of control around the remnant bone, allowing the bone to
better …Read More

In
2014 Cascade Prosthetic Services was the first Canadian clinic to use an EMS
socket. The EMS (Environmentally Managed Systems) Socket was invented by Carl
Caspers, a long-time amputee and developer of vacuum socket technology. While
the vacuum socket was quite successful, Carl hoped to create an even better
technology that would optimize the difficult interface between the limb and …Read More

Losing a limb is hard – physically,
mentally, and emotionally. It can change how you see yourself, and how you
interact with the world around you. 
Prosthetic devices can enable you to overcome the physical challenges
and return you to everyday activities, but can a prosthesis ever look like a
real limb? The answer is yes!

Custom aesthetic prosthetics are custom
form-fitting …Read More

A myoelectric prosthesis is an externally
powered prosthesis that uses the existing muscles in your limb to control the functions
of your prosthesis. One or more sensors embedded in your socket pick up
electrical signals as you activate underlying muscles. These signals can be
used to operate electrical components such as opening or closing your hand,
rotating your wrist or …Read More

The human hand is an amazing tool with 27
bones, controlled by over 34 muscles. 
Over a quarter of the motor cortex in the human brain is devoted to the
muscles of the hand.

Our hands play a major role in life
activities, such as writing, opening jars, playing music, and are an important
means for communication. Hand gestures are …Read More