Making Adjustments To Your Prosthesis

Aaron Fitzsimmons of Amputee Blade Runners and his patient Jeff demonstrate how to make basic adjustments to a walking prosthesis. In the video, Aaron “over-adjusts” the prosthesis in order to show the effect it has. He then corrects the problem to illustrate the ideal alignment for a prosthetic limb. An important point to keep in mind: strengthening the quadriceps and other relevant muscles will drastically reduce the need for the majority of adjustments.
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[@bradleyb8521]

Aaron is the best! Great way to learn how to make adjustments

[@stoya2s]

Great video. Now I can align my leg myself 😊

[@aramideadebisi6920]

Hello, your videos are so helpful and self explanatory, thank you for taking your time to evaluate. Pls I would need an explanatory video on how to adjust a stiff Prosthetic knee for AKA prosthesis, thank you.

[@HungTran-dv5me]

Excellent vid👍

[@paulcooper5748]

Please do one on adjusting a foot on above knee prosthetic.

[@ZCoDaBoii]

been a bka for 4 years now. this was very helpful, thank you.

[@monry108]

Nice ring

[@MrDickhead47]

Been to 4 prosthetists and nobody can make me a decent cast. I’m LOSING MY MIND. My first leg was great, I don’t get how nobody can get it right now

[@SnoopyRN]

Same with me. Recently lost the best leg guy I’ve been with for 8 years. Now no one can properly align me or get the correct casting fit for a new socket

[@Dadeets]

Any chance you could do an AK amputee and cover how the foot is adjusted to ensure it is planted on the ground evenly, as I feel to be leaning onto my outside edge of my foot. I have a push button Otto Bock rotator after my Rheo 3 knee and above that a socket adaptor. Each have 4 grub screws and look as though they adjust the socket angle and lean in the same way. Also do you have any opinion on the foots outwards position when stood? I always feel more secure when the foots toes point to 1 o'clock or 2 (almost like a penguin stance!). If the foot is straighter I feel as though the limb height has increased by an inch or more and get back ache. From a prosthetist stance, what do you recommend to your patients? Thanks for any help you can offer in advance.

[@robertjeff9846]

How do you draw the reference lines to dissect the socket

[@robertolavie6935]

PLEASE ADJUST DE AUDIO ON THE KZbin PLATFORM P L E A S E !!

[@kelvintong2664]

hi Sir, do you provide an below knee prosthetic leg alignment adjustment online due to covid-19? Because of covid-19, it makes thing so difficult to travel to oversea from Singapore. I would be grateful if you could consider and assist me, do let me know the charges of service. I always stay at home and can't do much to help my kids, my wife and my family, just because of the alignment problem. Without this prosthetic leg, my mobility is equal to zero. For the current situation, i mean the pandemic issue, many life are lost and flights are not available to USA. Therefore, I sincerely wish and hope you would consider to give me an helping hand. Have a wonderful day and stay safe!!!

[@speedygonzalez6454]

no sound,,

[@dougmaxwell8789]

Can't hear what he's saying and the frame is too wide. Move the camera close so that we only see the patient from the waist down. We'll have a better view of what's being done to the prosthetic and the microphone will pick up his voice.

[@user-bm1me9il1r]

the socket looks too big

[@russforg]

Audio is horrible can't hear a thing