Prosthetics: Need A helping hand? “Adversity isn’t an obstacle we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It’s part of our life”-Aimee Mullins Athlete, Actress, model double amputee. First of all prosthetics are truly a great piece of technology. Prosthetics help people function and move,and some help the prosthetic look more “human”. The first Prosthetic body part was a foot and it was traced back to some time in 750 B.C. It had a long time for it to evolve and it has. So far it has some made of steel and carbon fiber. Some are coated with leather. Even some have tribal tattoos on it. Sadly prosthetics can be harmful technology because they can be considered a fashion statement; however, they are actually beneficial because they function well and help people feel more”human”. Most people use them for walking but the are other limbs like arms hands and feet. Prosthetics are a beneficial piece of technology because of good smooth function and a lot of change. To begin with, Lee Romney wrote, ”We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was.Better...stronger...faster.” This means if someone need the prosthetic limb they could have it more than human. Just think with a strong limb you could be an …show more content…
Lee romney wrote, ”Chrome plated legs. Leather-coated legs. Legs, some laser etched with tribal tattoos, the shape of an amputees sound limb without pretending in the least to be human.” This is related to the con, but it’s for people who truly need it. This is type of limb is make make people feel more accepted and like their self. Lee Romney also wrote, ”Designer limbs must represent personality as well as physicality.” This means that theses leg have to work well to. This also shows that for people that can buy designer limbs that they won't be ripped off by the seller. Due to the evidence this is why prosthetics are yet again a good
Organisms are limited by the structure of their bodies. Some creatures are capable to do great things because of the number of limbs they have, or the density of their skin. Humans in particular are extremely reliant in the capabilities that our bodies bring to us. Our bodies however, are not all dependable, as we can injure ourselves, and even lose parts of our body. To combat this loss of body, the great minds of our species have created false limbs to replace what we have lost. This great improvement to our lives is known as, the prosthetic. In recent years this technology has expanded into a new form, that combines prosthetics and robotics to make life for people
If your body was ninety percent artificial, would you still count yourself as human? The character Jenna Fox from the book The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson might have the answer. Jenna is a seventeen year old girl recovering from a traumatic accident, whose body has been replaced almost completely with prosthetics. In Jenna’s world, a limit is put on the amount of prosthetics one can receive, and Jenna has far surpassed it. Following her accident, her parents decided that the only way to save Jenna was to use an illegal amount of prosthetics on her. Their choice did not come without consequences however, as it heavily affected them and others around them, especially Jenna. The most important choice in the book was made by Jenna’s
Strange as that this may sound, when a Wannabee person lose a limb they are actually gaining so much more of who they felt they are. As one Amputee said to his doctor “you have made me the happiest of all men by taking away from me a limb which put an invincible obstacle to my
One guy named Fox takes care of injured birds. One bird in particular called a sand crane would regularly injure its frail legs. Without their legs cranes cannot survive. Fox finally decided he put down enough cranes, and he started working on a prosthetic leg for the crane. The first crane to receive a plastic leg walked around as if it were her real leg (Anthes 137). The crane went from on the verge of dying to walking around naturally with a prosthetic. The crane now can live a longer healthy life, rather than dying well before its life expectancy. Cranes sometimes scratch themselves with the plastic leg as they would with their real legs. Prosthetics possess a wide range of capabilities that have the ability to help several different animals from dolphins to small fragile
Most people do not actively seek out adversity, yet few can escape encountering adversity in the form of hardships and afflictions. Two people who faced great adversity in their lives were Martin Luther King Jr. and my father Brent Vickery. These men both faced adversity in different degrees and at different times and places within the United States, but what makes them similar is that their strength of character allowed them to face adversity boldly.
Adversities are often given a negative connotation and view, as most consider them to be hurdles which impede progress. Nevertheless when taken in and accepted under a positive light, adversities can serve as stepping stones through which an individual can better their character. In the face of looming obstacles individuals who persevere come out of the situation as stronger, determined, and more hopeful for the future.
Although nothing can ever fully replace any part of our bodies, most people who have suffered the loss of a body part or who were born missing something that everyone else has and needs—like a foot or a hand—would agree that something is usually better than nothing. People have used all sorts of artificial devices probably from the beginnings of human history to help them compensate for the loss of a limb. Thus in very ancient times, the first and simplest prosthesis may have been a forked tree limb that was used as a crutch to help someone walk whose leg may have been badly damaged or lost in an accident or to a disease.
The most common use of biomechanics is in the development of prosthetic limbs used for the handicapped. Most work on prosthetics is done in laboratories where scientists use calibrated machines to test stress and wear of artificial limbs. These days, prosthetics, are made of titanium and lightweight fiberglass to make a near perfect match with most people. The most common prosthesis is the replacement in a below the knee amputation. The American Society of Biomechanics (ASB) held a meeting at Clemson University of 1997 in order to develop a sports prosthesis that would stand up to every day flexing of the knee for performance in sports.
Many animals, such as Winter the dolphin, have inspired great innovations in human prosthetics. After Winter lost her tale in a crab trap accident scientist began creating a custom prosthetics. While in the process they created a rubbery sock made of thermoplastic elastomer, now called Winter’s gel. Today this is used with a number of patients as a less irritating version of prosthetic liner. It is especially helpful for amputee athletes as it doesn’t slip when it gets
Throughout the entirety of my life I always have and always will face obstacles: I am a girl, I am African-American, I have a disabled brother, I have a single parent. Though these aspects of my life have created challenges, I am proud of who I am and I love my life. These challenges have molded my character and shaped me to be the person I am today and without these obstacles, I might not have been as driven to succeed, despite what has happened in my life that may have caused me to
We should not let our hardships and challenges defeat us, but rather we should conquer our challenges.
The obstacles which we must face are not there to hinder our daily life. They are there to provide countless opportunities to obtain greater success. In order to be successful we must look at every obstacle as a new opportunity.
He infers this by saying, “I sat in bed and inspected the exegesis. I really needed tools to take it apart… I still found it surprising that this was as good as it got” (Barry 30). Describing it further as a bucket on a stick, feeling very wrong, and squeezing his leg so hard it feels as if all his stitches have popped (Barry 30-32). Lola Shanks, a prosthetist, assisted Charlie when learning how to use the leg. Mr. Shanks, Lola’s father, being an amputee of various limbs gives Lola the most experience in the field. Although she has the largest experience with prosthetics in the entirety of the book, the study of prosthetics is such a tiny department compared to the cancer research department, there are few options for artificial legs, arms, et cetera. In a case study in the Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, “Researchers have concluded…they are useful for determining the type of interventions used in rehabilitation, but that it may not accurately assess the true function of the individuals within the community” (Staubach and Sutton). Meaning although those prosthetics can be useful in rehab, once the patient is back into reality they might not be the best option. In light of this Charlie proceeds to create a leg that does suit amputees in the real world. Once Lola sees what Charlie had invented mechanically engineered legs, she sees this as a world of
Prosthetic limbs, one of the examples of physical enhancement, have improved to such an extent that the capabilities and...
...ude neuro and orthopedic rehabilitation, exercises to improve functional levels of safety, gait training and strengthening, and transfer training, sit-to-stand exercises, stairs, and over-ground walking (2014).” Based on the patient’s level of ability the Bionic Leg contributes a great amount of motor assistance to the injured extremity. The Alter G Bionic Leg will change the lives of many injured patients.