Artificial Limbs Nigeria

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...

There is a lot that needs to be said about the plight of amputees in Nigeria, but most times the basics are left unsaid. How does one become an amputee, if asked this most people will say it comes about by the loss of a limb be it an arm or leg or both through accidents. We tend to overlook the story of how someone came to be without a limb, and what can be done to help such a person live a fulfilled life. We forget that they just went through a painful procedure and are reminded about the trauma of the procedure, every time they look at what they have lost. It was not easy for the individual, some of them come out of it stronger, and some come out of it scarred for life, others….. What is it all about, is there hope for these people. The answer is, yes. One just needs to look at countless cases online of people with disabilities or amputations leading a normal life. You might say but that the US, Britain, China and some other developed countries of the world. Yes true, there things ar...

What is an amputation? Why is it done? National library of Medicine calls it “A surgical removal of the external part of a body, most often a limb or part of it, as a form of treatment. The aim of an amputation is to save a patient’s life and reduce debility. It may be required when a limb is severely crushed or dead due to impaired blood circulation in diabetic disease, infection (Gangrene), burns, frostbite, prevent bone cancer or disease of the blood vessels.” Now let’s consider the process before an amputation occurs and after it occurs. Due to disease or an accident an Individual is rushed to the hospital by either friends or family. In the hospital all possible means to save the individuals live is being done by the doctors and staff, it is noticed that that over time that a particular limb is refusing to respond to treatment and is slowly getting infected. The doctor recommends that amputation should be done to save the life of the individual. At this point family and friends de...