POA is a proud sponsor of the Trident Dive Club. The 2013 Dive Trip is underway! Links to follow on social media, blogs, etc., on their website. Click here -> Trident Dive Club The Trident Dive Club provides wellness scuba diving opportunities to the surviving families of Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps special operations personnel who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
Ireland happily left POA this afternoon with her new prosthetic legs, “Princess Minnie” and “Dora.” <3 Ireland Nugent’s Big Day video, by POA
Roger Simon–writer, commentator and the chief political columnist of Politico–shared his personal POA experience and observations in a thoughtfully written article, “Walking Tall,” on Creators.com. Thank you for your kind words, Roger! Click here to read article Roger, a bilateral BK/Symes amputee, has been a POA patient since 2010, a year after losing his legs to a severe blood infection.
The O&P Edge magazine published a nice article about POA in the Better Business section of their January 2013 edition! “Thinking Outside the Clinical Box–Facility Offers Fitness, Wellness, and Social Space.” Click here to view article, which begins on page 58 —> OP Edge article on POA
Carla’s new running leg with the tiger stripe design turned out g-r-r-r-r-r-reat!
Paralympic athlete April Holmes stopped by POA today to show us her BRONZE medal! She insisted on “sharing” it with Stan! 🙂 Congratulations, April!!!
After much anticipation, POA’s rock climbing wall is here! Be sure to check it out during your next visit! Rock climbing is a whole body workout that improves strength, endurance, and stamina. Ronnie Dickson – CP, AK amputee and experienced rock climber -is looking forward to introducing our patients to climbing!
Fox News Tampa was at POA last week to film Zoe Gibbs learning to walk again after a year of setbacks and recovery. You can also view the actual newscast by clicking on following link and then choosing same subject story from the archives. Courageous Teen Leans to Walk Again To view written article, click on this link –> Fox Tampa Bay article, Courageous Teen Learns to Walk Again
POA’s Zoe Gibb’s, a below knee amputee, reunited with the helicopter rescue crew that airlifted her to the hospital after her jet-ski accident last year. It’s been a long, tough road since then, but Zoe’s spirit is stronger than any of it! The Ledger Newspaper Article
POA’s new facility is open for business! Once the dust has settled and the pictures have been hung we’ll take some photos and give you all a video tour of the place. 🙂 The address remains the same, only the suite number has changed (now #38).
Prosthetic & Orthotic
Associates of Hawaii
1314 S. King Street
Suite 1564
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: (808) 597-1773
Fax: (808) 597-1772
Email:
[email protected]