Artificial Limbs Nigeria

Artificial and prosthetic limbs are a fact of life for amputees. Whether you lost a leg or an arm due to an accident, diabetes or an infection. It's what you need, if you wants to get back to living a fruitful life. That joy of getting an artificial limb or prosthesis can sometimes be short lived, when it becomes unconformable to use the prosthesis. It feels as if you finally have your life back just to have it become uncomfortable to live in. This discomfort is sometimes caused by an uncomfortable socket. The socket is the cup shaped plug that connects the body to the prosthesis. Each time you wear your prosthesis, it constantly bruises or chaffs you. Making the idea of putting it on a dreadful experience. The chaffing and bruising, is caused by tiny nicks in the interior face of the socket. These nicks are usually defects that occur during the production of the socket and its use over time. There are ways to counter this. 1. Cloth or nylon material Clothe and Nylon materials are ...

We tend to do a lot of walking, good heavens sometimes it feels like from the moment we are born, we are preparing our feet for the massive job of walking. Our parents and everyone expects us to get up and go from the get go. As we grow older and the flow of life seems to take its toll on us, we begin to notice strange things about our body and about our feet, which are the most over used part of our body and the most unappreciated. As things progress, we begin to feel different aches and pains on our feet. This includes some strange growth that just defy explanations, it sometimes leaves us asking "Hello where did that come from." One common and misunderstood growth/Defect that afflicts us is Hallux Valgus. What’s a Bunion The Hallux Valgus or its most popular name "Bunion" is a deformity characterized by medial deviation of the first metatarsal and lateral deviation of the hallux (big toe), often erroneously described as an enlargement of bone or tissue around the...

Your feet are one of your most important assest. That you started wear shoes to protect them, is a norm in your daily life. But you didn't buy those shoes just to protect your feet, they also have to really look good and feel comfortable. That said, would you like to always feel protected and comfortable in any pair shoes you wear or buy? There is a little known fact about all the shoes we wear. Did you know that without the Insole of a shoe, you wouldn't be able to walk with them? Standing would be a painfully experience, talk less of walking. Insoles are those soft pads that are in every pair of shoes to protect your feet from the outsole of a shoe. The pads tend to have a rubbery texture and usually branded with the name of the producer of the shoe. Theses factory fitted pads, work great for protecting your feet, but they don't hold up against the strains of a mobile day at the office. The constantly move around, shuffling reports and file up and down the stair, talk mor...