High fives and hugs going out to Carla, who finished her First 5K – the 2013 Gasparilla Classic in Tampa, FL!!!! “I ran my first 5K today with no pain, no leg falling off and no issues whatsoever!,” exclaims Carla. “Ran it in 37min 05sec, and could have done better if it wasn’t so crowded.” Love this girl….and her attitude! Carla trained hard for this after being fit with her
Congratulations going out to Ronnie Dickson! He took second place at the American Bouldering Series National Championships held February 22-23, 2013 in Colorado Springs, CO! Six climbers from across the country participated in the first ever USA paraclimbing event!
Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran and bi-lateral amputee, was sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives by our own Judge “Jack” Farley, a Vietnam veteran and above-knee amputee. The ceremony was held at the Disabled American Veterans office in Washington on January 3,2013. Duckworth represents Illinois’ 8th congressional district.
POA is honored and delighted to be partnering with FSU, Georgia Institute of Technology, Quantum Motion Medical and St. Petersburg College on this important project — development of the next generation of prosthetic limbs for military veteran amputees. VA Administration Award Article
Shelly Diez, POA patient, LMT, and owner of All Elements Massage Therapy located within our facility in Orlando, FL needs your help to win a video contest! The contest is being sponsored by The National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage, and entrants were asked to prepare a video about “how the value of certification has touched your life or empowered you to touch other lives.” Shelly makes a difference in
OPAF is introducing a new First Clinic next month here in Orlando! First Row will be an introduction to adaptive rowing and skulling and will be held on Friday evening, February 22nd on the tennis courts of the Caribe Royale Resort. The staff of South Orlando Rowing Association will be on hand with “ergs”to offer you the chance to try adaptive rowing.
3-year-old Jin, a transfemoral (above knee) amputee adopted from China, took his first steps on Tuesday, 1/15/2013!
Following link to a tv news segment on the adaptive rock climbing clinic held in Phoenix, AZ last weekend. Ronnie Dickson introduced several amputees to climbing, including two bi-lateral shoulder disartics who were able to make it all the way to the top! Congrats to all! Click here to view video —> Phoenix TV Channel 12, Adaptive Rock Climbing Clinic
6-year-old Brett Bolton, a congenital hip disarticulate amputee, recently took part in a gymnastics competition in Tallahassee, Florida. He placed 2nd in his age division on floor exercises! Way to go, Brett! Click here to view his performance on video –>>Brett Gymnastics To read more about Brett, see his patient profile on our website —>> Brett Bolton
Steve Chamberland, POA friend, former pro wrestler, below-knee amputee, and founder of 50 Legs, a non-profit organization which raises money to provide prosthetics for children, has been nominated for Bay News 9’s “Everyday Heroes Viewers’ Choice Award”. Steve puts his heart and soul into his work. One of his most recent recipients was POA’s Zoe Gibbs, who is featured in a video interview of Steve entitled, “I’m glad I lost
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