Patient Resources: Tools for Success

Supplemental resources and tools to assist the limb loss community in navigating their journey.

Tools For Creating and Communicating with your Healthcare Team, and Adapting your Home and Lifestyle

Home Assessment
Worksheet

Utilize the Home Assessment Worksheet to help you plan for any changes needed within your home.

Home Assessment Checklist

Interview a Physical
Therapist/Occupational Therapist

Utilize the Interview a Physical Therapist/Occupational Therapist Questionnaire to help you find a therapist that is experienced in amputation care.

Physical Therapist and Occupational Therapist Interview Worksheet

Interview a Prosthetist

Utilize the Interview a Prosthetist Questionnaire to help you find the prosthetist for you.

Prosthetist Interview Questions

Medical Health
History Form

Utilize this Medical Health History Form to create your own Health Journal, that you can share with all of your healthcare providers.

Medical History Worksheet

Follow-Up Appointment
Communication Form

Utilize the Follow-Up Appointment Communication Form to document new changes in your health history, and current treatment plans.

Follow Up Appointment Checklist

Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, and Prosthetic Resources

Prosthetist Communication Form

Utilize the Prosthetist Communication Form to help you communicate pertinent information when selecting a new prosthetic device.

Prosthetist Communication Form

Prosthetic Device Trial: Activity Checklist

Here is a document to support you when trialing a new prosthetic device. Use these suggested activities, to really test that device and see how it feels during different activities.

Prosthetic Device Trial: Activity Checklist

Support Groups, Online Communities, and Other Resources to Support Your Journey

Support Groups

The Amputee Coalition has a dedicated page for How to Find Support and also Virtual Support Group Meetings. Check out their Support pages here:

How to Find Support

Virtual Support Group Meetings

Printed Booklets, Guides, Resources

The Amputee Coalition has many resources and materials that are free to the limb loss/limb difference community.  Some materials are also available in Spanish. Access their store here to order these resources:

Amputee Coalition Printed Resources

Other available resources

inMotion Magazine

Amplitude Magazine

AAmputee Community Resource Guide

PALS: Promoting Amputee Life Skills Online Program

Develop Skills to Help Improve Your Quality of Life After Limb Loss
PALS Online is an interactive program to help you manage your life after limb loss. It will help you explore the ways your life has changed and how you can move forward.

Pals Amputee Life Skills

Improving Well-Being Online Program

After amputation, people experience a range of psychological and emotional reactions. Taking stock of your emotional well-being can help you identify problems that may hold you back, and help you recognize positive aspects of your life. This program was developed to help you maximize your emotional and physical health.

Improving Well-Being

Financial Assistance Programs and Tools For Prosthetics and Medical Coverage

Financial Assistance Resources

Here is a Downloadable PDF from The Amputee Coalition with information about how to obtain financial assistance for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and includes tips to prepare for financial assistance applications.

Financial Assistance Fact Sheet

Insurance and Medicare Denials and Appeals

 Unfortunately, Insurance, and/or Medicare Denials are very common for prosthetic coverage. Fortunately, there are resources and some things you can do to overturn that denial. 

Insurance Denial Trifold

Medicare Denial Trifold