Growing up as an amputee, my parents and I relied heavily on the guidance of my prosthetist. In a sense, my prosthetist was almost as responsible for my quality of life as anyone else I could think back on at that time in my life. Because I realized what […]
RUSH Foot® Lifestyle
To be completely honest, the first thing I felt emotionally, when taking my first steps wearing the Rush foot was, anger. Angry because I had been told that what I was wearing before was one of the best that the prosthetic world had to offer. Angry because I was told […]
Failure of Carbon Feet
Hello again! Thank you for visiting the Rush Foot Blog. I wanted to share with you some of my experiences in the prosthetic world, I must say, I have never encountered a market (much less a medical device market) where product failure is so anticipated. As I visit prosthetists across the […]
The Right Stuff
As an amputee of almost 45 years, I have been very fortunate to have access to most of the cutting edge prosthetic components as they came out during that time. I have also been lucky to have highly skilled prosthetists who ensured that I always had the best legs possible, […]