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Speaking to another amputee can make a real difference to your recovery and ease your concerns. We call this type of assistance Peer Support.

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  • What is Peer Support?
  • Request A Peer Support Visit
  • Become a Peer Support Volunteer
  • Personal Stories
  • Peer Support Research

Following surgery, you will need time to recover. It is also a time to set goals about your journey ahead. Here, we help to guide you through the process to navigate your pathways forward.

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  • Adjusting to Limb Loss
  • Your Recovery Team
  • Managing Pain
  • Developing Good Physical Habits
  • Getting Yourself Back on Track
  • Limb Loss Capacity Building Project South Australia
  • Ramping Up 4 Work
  • Victorian Amputee Empowerment Project

Effectively managing your short and long term health will lead to better outcomes and prevent future problems.

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  • General Health Care
  • Skincare and Hygiene
  • Diabetes
  • Foot Care
  • Weight Management

Getting the right kind of prosthesis to suit your lifestyle needs and daily level of activity is important.

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  • Prosthetics and Componentry
  • Sockets and Socket Fit
  • Caring for your residual limb
  • Find a Prosthetic Facility
  • Osseointegration
  • Glossary of Terms:

People are often concerned about the costs involved in getting a prosthesis. In Australia, there are a number of different funding schemes and it can be easy to get confused and to know what you are eligible for.

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  • Funding for your Prosthesis
  • Assistive Devices
  • The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
  • State and Territory Artificial Limb Schemes
  • Setting Goals

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Research and Submissions

Limbs 4 Life:

  • responds to government and non-government inquiries on behalf of the Australian amputee community
  • undertakes evidence-based multi-disciplinary research relating to the members of the amputee and limb loss community.

Our submissions include:

Submission to the Victorian State Disability Plan 2021-2024

A new National Disability Strategy

Assistive Technology for All Alliance Submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care

The Impact of Australian Domestic Airport Security Screening on Amputees

Provision of Assistive Technology NDIS Joint Standing Committee

Provision of Assistive Technology NDIS Joint Standing Committee (Additional Information)

Prosthetic Service and Peer Support Provision in Tasmania

Productivity Commission Submission Disability Care and Support

Prosthetic Funding in Australia Overview Disability Care and Support

Health Service Preliminary Inquiry Victorian Artificial Limb Scheme

Enable NSW Funding Guidelines for the Prosthetic Limb Service (PLS)

Disability Royal Commission Employment Issues Paper

Assistive Technology for All - Submission to the Victorian Disability Strategy

Assistive Technology for All - Submission to the Disability Royal Commission - Rights and Issues Paper


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