That's what I came down here to say. He can sit down, rotate the lower part of his leg up and prop on his foot. youtube.com/@Alex1Leg?si=Daxp-pJb4NVisOxD
Thank you for educating us, my Husband is a new amputee and is still in the hospital recovering from a really bad sepsis infection. I am trying to educate myself to be able to help him in anyway I am able for when he gets to come home. I love him so much and love your channel! ❤️
Cyborg ankles! In all seriousness though thank you so much for just being visible and willing to help educate those of us who haven't encountered someone with a prosthetic limb
My dad's ankle doesn't work because of MS(autoimmune neurological condition) and they have those computerized nerve things but made to bypass the nerve sections that don't work, to transmit the signal from the working part of his nerves directly to the muscles of his ankle and foot. Dad didn't get one, he says it's not right for him, but it's a cool thing that seems relevant to this discussion so I thought I'd share.
My nerd brain is going mental right now...... because that means we can 'read' what the specific signal is that is sent when it is already down the signal path...... and I already know we can intrepid them, which means that it is possible to use those signals to control all the things we want..... and with how the technology improvement/cost graph usually goes, that means it will probably be way more affordable in around 20-30 years...... Technology and science are honestly one of the most impressive things in the world.
@@ThomasFox56 The technology to pick up muscle movements is actually pretty cheap, cuz it's just picking up electrical signals and we're good at that, it's all the moving parts and software to tell it what to do that's expensive cuz it's specific to amputees and amputees aren't a huge market. So it probably won't really decrease in price all that much, unfortunately, cuz mass production is what drops the price and these are things that won't ever really be mass produced.
So because I like to dumb it down they basically stuck the old light up screwdriver in found the nerve saying this goes up and down and hooked a jumper cable through Bluetooth to the other end of it to get past the bad section or to the replacement part equivalent wow we’ve come along way from you get a blister get infected and die (president Coolidges son 100 years ago)
I have my first leg delivery on Tuesday and was too afraid to ask about this so I am SO GLAD for this video! I am BKA like you 🥰 You've been my hero this year, thank you.
I've always been impressed by the hook and pully lower arm prosthetic. People can get really good with that thing, they can write with it, hold small objects, even learn to wipe their ass again. And there's no battery to worry about, it's self powered.
Alex1Leg on here RUclips has his amputation above the knee and one of the things he mentions is how he’ll often forget to charge his leg and he’s even showed how the app that connects to his prosthetic works and the different modes it has (like snowboarding if I remember correctly!).
I’d really like you to do a series on phantom limb pain. Why you get it, what can you do to control it, both prevention and amelioration. Thank you for being so truthful. And entertaining.
@@XMillyyXyup! Jo has done shorts about phantom pain, I don't remember if she did videos on it. Phantom pain sounds awful. How do you fix pain on something that isn't there? You can hardly scratch the part of the brain that's doing it.
from what I remember from reading a few years back, phantom limb is basically your brain freaking out bc it's not getting the inputs it expects. one of the treatments is putting your meat limb in front of a mirror and looking at it, it tricks your brain into calming down bc see? the leg is right there!
the impulse to move or feel any body part starts at the brain and gets carried along nerves to that body part, or vise versa A long as the nervous passage (brain, spine, other nerves, etc) is still intact, there's still a nerve that as far as your brain knows is fully wired. Your brain doesn't tend to know 'where' along that nerve an electrical impulse starts, only where that line ends, so any disturbance to the broken end apparently comes from the no longer present body part. an analogy: if a man steps off a flight from NY to LA, you would reasonably assume he came from NY. If he just somehow got on the plane mid-flight, you'd be none the wiser. In this case NY is a missing body part and LA is your brain
Thank you for informing the two-leggers on what it's like to use a prosthesis. I'm a right hip disarticulation amputee meaning that I no longer have any leg bones, but I do still have my pelvis. Osteosarcoma bone cancer ate through my femur bone, causing it to break, putting me in the limb loss category. I do use a prosthesis that has a hydraulic hip joint, that is connected to a microprocessor knee and fixed foot. It was very hard to learn how to use it, but I'm so thankful to have it as another tool in my mobility arsenal. Here's a short clip of me walking. ruclips.net/user/shortsmXxk16hL6hk?si=FOiHFaDuqIkKAlXZ
As a two-legger i love this term. Succinct, to the point, its not othering. I know that wasnt the point of your comment but ive just not heard that term before and i really like it! I usually hesitate on how to refer to myself and acknowledge my privilege in these conversations (non-amputee? Person with two legs?) they all sound clunky ,and, admittedly less importantly, boring. So thank you for the new word! As well as, yknow, the actual point of your comment that i didnt acknowledge in most of my reply, whoops. Thank you for your story, it was very informative and im really glad that you have a prosthetic that works for you!
I’m sorry for your illness, and I hope you have at least beat the cancer! I had no idea it was even possible to fit a prosthesis so high! How is it held in place?
There are arm prosthesis from decades, even centuries ago- that have ingenious systems of levers or pulleys, that allow elbow or shoulder movements to translate into arm or hand motion. I recently saw footage of a lower arm prosthetic from the 1920s: no computers or microchips obviously! But it was designed in such a way that allowed the hand to grip and grasp objects with surprising strength, and surprising agility and finesse. Amazing what "plain old" engineering can accomplish! Today's motors, servos, nerve and muscle fiber connectors, electrical impulses, etc. have brought the field of prosthetics in amazing directions! But sometimes, just regular levers and basic mechanical principles- applied with material science nd ingenuity- can do all the work one needs. So cool!
Hey ma'am! I wanted to say thank you for you education on disability/mobility aids. Today at work i didnt blink an eye when a man got out of his wheelchair to get his food, and had a fun conversation with my coworker after. Thank you for the for being strong and sharing your experiences with all of us!
My grandma was a below the knee amputee she didn’t move around much in the last few years of her life but seeing you move around the way you do reminds me of when I was younger, it might sound but you help me remember the good times thank you
You should be very proud of these videos you are making. I didn’t about many of the things you are teaching us, the public, and you are doing it in a very straight forward way. Bless you for sharing and also for not being self conscious. You are a beautiful girl. Teach us more please.
Beautiful stuff!!! The first amputee I had as a client was my favorite of all time. The smiles, the laughs, and most important, the progress, made my heart so full
I think this is a very interesting question as someone with no amputee in my life, so thank you for the question and of course the answer! Also, I’m happy to see that you (at least seem to) be fine with your prosthetic as so many people are insecure about theirs.
Thanks for the education. I’ve never thought about it before but what you said makes a lot of sense. A case of learning something I didn’t necessarily need to know, but one never knows when a particular bit of information may suddenly become relevant. Keep making videos. I’m learning and enjoying.
Wow! It's awesome to see how naturally you move. And it's fantastic to see how much progress there is in these technologies. I'm so happy these improvements are available for anyone who needs them.
I really appreciate this. I am not close enough to any prosthetics users to ask these kind of questions, and this kind of explanation is so much helpful than the alternative which is a Wikipedia article. Thanks!
I had my right leg amputated below the knee 2 months ago. I should be getting my prosthetic in about 3 weeks. I love to watch these videos so I can learn a little more. My prosthetic will have a computer chip to control the hydraulics. I am so happy to find your videos.
My uncle has an above knee amputation from a car wreck. Hes got the old school kick your leg forward to extend the knee type with no computerisation at all. Hes 57 and still works 60 hours a week on a farm operating tractors and wrangling cattle, no clue how he manages. I punched his leg once when i was 6 or so and broke my hand on the socket.
I’ve been watching, listening and more importantly listening to all that you have said. You’re an inspirational person. My wife is having to make the decision to have a lower limb amputation which is an anxiety evoking thought. Thank you so much for sharing you’re personal experience, I’m using your knowledge, experience and wisdom to expand mine xx
My hubs had his hand crushed and ended up having all 4 finger down below the base knuckles amputated. He has a robotic Prosthetic. It is absolutely mind blowing how evwrything works with it. He can setup different settings for whatvhe needs and when. Kinda like, he can lock the fingers in different places to hold a cup or pen with just a couple taps of the muscles/nerves. I love watching him mess around with it and the settings. He is still pretty fresh to the process. Its definitely not a over night thing to get used to.
As a physics and tech guy, I love the developments in cybernetic prosthesis that we've made in the last 20 years. We're now at the point where some advanced models can give the wearer a sense of touch, regain hearing or vision, and more. This is a crazy time to be alive. For all the terrible things in the world, we have also never had as many reasons to hope with tech advancements.
Years ago I really really wanted to do prosthetic design, but my college had cut the program the YEAR I got in there... and rather than transfer again I changed majors. I still regret that to this day, the amount of different prosthetics is amazing. Whether it's weight transfer, mechanical, or computerized - the whole field was hugely specialized and growing by leaps every year. I love seeing how well people have adapted to their prosthetic, very cool video!
Thank you for being brave and you and showing what you can do with what you have which is so much better than me LOL I'm a klutz my nephew had to have his hands and feet amputated this year and I have been a wreck about it and I'm sure he has been more so I appreciate you
Good explanation on that! As we know bk's do somewhat better than ak's because we have the Holy Grail... the knee. But, also as you know Jo, there are some ak's that will absolutely kick our butts and they move really, really well. I believe it comes down to how much you want and how hard you want to work for it. For example; your meat leg balance is crazy good... I work on that really really hard but just can't get it... but I won't stop working on it!
This was always something on my brain for years and forgot about until YT sent me this video. The way that most amputees seem to operate their prosthetics with ease just intrigued me. My only conclusion was that you would just learn to use and adjust your body to utilize the prosthetic over time and as technology of prosthetics gets better that transition would become smaller. Ty for the video.
My ucle lost his arm above the shoulder on the farm at 16. He had many types of prostetics but hated them. He found them uncomftorble for the most part. Even had a expensive one that used nerves like you explained to move his hand but found it heavy awkward and would weigh on his shoulder to much. At work when drivin a fork lift he would use a prostetic that was essentially an arm tied to the steering of the lift and he could use the stub of his arm to turn the wheel using his shoulder. Also when he does fire wood he uses a old prostetic he got in like the 70's in canada made of wood with a hook on the end to grap peices of wood. He still prefers just tucking in his shirt sleeve and not wear prostetics because if this nobody in my family and cousins ever got freaked out by amputees was actually quite normal. He worked all is life and is a skilled worker can change tires on a car with just one hand and very proud does not want help from anybody. His banes are tieing shoes, buttoning shirts and making sandwitches or toast lol.
I love listening to you. You're so open and kind... I also noticed that with each video and short, your space keeps getting more and more advanced and chic... lol... I'm waiting for the video where you're orbiting the planet, like "this is how amputees deal with microgravity!"
I am so excited. I became a bka on 1 dec 23. I had my casting done for my test socket last week! I get to try on my first test socket this coming week, and get up on 2 feet for the first time since having my amputation. ❤
About 20 years ago my friend got a new hiking leg and we were out in a group while she was testing it, it had dials on the back of the knee to adjust gate and swing…there was definitely a learning curve and we laughed pretty hard at some of the results of wrong settings but once she figured it out she had many great hikes on that leg! I’m wowed at the progress and innovation that has happened since then!
Sorry if this is inappropriate, but you look better (more mobile, more engaged) in this video than I’ve seen in a while, and I hope that’s because you’re starting to have an easier time these days. Wishing you all the best, FJ.
My dad has two below-knee amputations. He's got one prosthetic, but his other knee joint lacks range of motion. We're working to get him stringer, but he's really old, in poor health, and we live on a snowy mountain, so getting to and from rehab is REALLY hard. We lack a lot of hardware, like a van and stuff. So, tranfering in and out of the Pontiac Vibe is hard. His upper body strength is pretty bad, even for a 71 year old, but we're trying. Anyway, this is a great video! Thank you! ❤
Oh that important and interesting explaining. Those type of questions should be done and answered since it can help people adapt to their new life or make someone help a close person when necessary.
Prosthetics have come a long way - genuinely fascinating. I think there's going to be some astounding tech in the near future in regard to artificial limbs and other body parts for that matter!
I remember when I was a kid and arm prosthetics were just metal hooks with a latch that could open and or close and that was it, it’s wesome to see how far they’ve came
I had bone cancer in my upper tibia (shin bone) as a 14 year old, and waaaay back then (1987), the traditional path was amputation. Luckily, I was put in touch with a surgeon who was a pioneer in a new surgery that would save the leg… When dealing with tumors, it is important to obtain “clean margins” when they remove them, which just means that they have to remove an area slightly larger than the tumor, to ensure they get rid of all of it. For me, that meant taking the lower part of my femur, and the upper end of my tibia, as well as any muscles, tendons or tissues in the margins. When they rebuilt it, they actually detached one of my calf muscles just above the ankle, leaving the other end attached, and wrapped it up around my new knee, to replicate the knee muscles that I lost. After the surgery, it was SO bizarre trying to figure out how to use the new knee! The muscles were in a different place, and I had to try and figure out how to tell it to work! I remember when I finally was able to move it, and my dad was so excited and told me to “do it again!”, when I had no idea what I HAD done to get it to move!? Over a surprisingly short period of time after that, my brain “rewired” itself to use my calf muscle to straighten and bend my new knee. Just really cool how our bodies can adapt to all sorts of things- I imagine using interactive prosthetics is very similar…? And honestly, I sometimes wonder if I would be better off with an amputation, as people with prosthetics are still able to run, ski, bike… things that I’ve never been able to do!
Oh ok i have been wondering about this for years. I knew a girl in elementary school who had a realistic prosthetic arm (tbh i didn't notice for the LONGEST TIME) but i never really understood how she could get it to move and work. As i got older, it still lived rent free in my mind, and i guessed that it was sensor based but this just confirmed it. Thank you!
Back in the 90s, i had a friend who was an above the knee leg amputee, and she got a prosthetic that had a mechanism in the heel that locked the knee and in the toe that unlocked it and allowed it to bend... So of COURSE as dumb, easily entertained teens, we'd play with it, living her knee and then unlocking it will drop it on someone's shoulder or just to see it move. They have certainly come a long way!
It always amazes me how far we've come. I remember seeing things back in the 90s about arm/hand prosthetics that were little more than tension bands and a pair of tongs. Now we have literal cybernetics.
Its absolutely amazing how far the science of prosthetics has gone. I remember learning about scientists DEVELOPING prosthetics that utilized that were still/already there and I just find it so amazing that that technology is being put to use to make peoples lives easier. On another note- while it would be horrible to lose a limb, literally learning anything about prosthetics makes me so SO curious as to how using them would feel like. (Edit: when I mean I remember them being in development I’m talking about the ones for limbs that are more recent, not things like cochlear implants that have been around since around the 50’s.)
Thank you for explaining how the computerized prosthetics work. I had no idea that the nerves that control your finger muscles still exist even if you lose your fingers. I find that fascinating.
In case someone is interested, Alex1Leg is a guy who makes youtube videos about having above the knee leg amputation and his leg is computerised.
That's what I came down here to say. He can sit down, rotate the lower part of his leg up and prop on his foot. youtube.com/@Alex1Leg?si=Daxp-pJb4NVisOxD
He is exactly who I thought of haha, he's very fun to watch
Thank you I'm going to have to look him up because I actually am a double amputee above and below knee both
Immediately thought of him bc:
A. His leg is not only computerized, but also needs charging
B. It has lights idk what else is cooler
I was thinking of him
That might be the best shirt
OMG, I didn't even notice!
I came here to find this comment 😂
Just noticed the shirt and it’s hilarious 😂
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I spent a year healing in a wheelchair. It does get better with time.
Thank you for educating us, my Husband is a new amputee and is still in the hospital recovering from a really bad sepsis infection. I am trying to educate myself to be able to help him in anyway I am able for when he gets to come home. I love him so much and love your channel! ❤️
Hope your husband has a smooth and speedy recovery from here on out
@@mia-saraking5479 Thank you with all my heart ❤️
I hope everything goes as well and as smoothly as possible. It's a huge, terrifying time. I'm sending internet hugs if you want them.
@@Rachel-fi4sc Hugs heal and I so appreciate them! Sending a huge one back to you also! 🤗
❤ glad he is still with you.
Cyborg ankles! In all seriousness though thank you so much for just being visible and willing to help educate those of us who haven't encountered someone with a prosthetic limb
I will now choose to believe that the word “cankles” is actually just a portmanteau of “cyborg ankles”
@chrayez Given that "cyborg" starts with an "sss" sound, it's better than calling them "sankles"!
My dad's ankle doesn't work because of MS(autoimmune neurological condition) and they have those computerized nerve things but made to bypass the nerve sections that don't work, to transmit the signal from the working part of his nerves directly to the muscles of his ankle and foot.
Dad didn't get one, he says it's not right for him, but it's a cool thing that seems relevant to this discussion so I thought I'd share.
They also have that for the spinal cord, it's pretty freaking awesome what technology can do 😎
I'd say that that's a great addition to the conversation ❤
My nerd brain is going mental right now...... because that means we can 'read' what the specific signal is that is sent when it is already down the signal path...... and I already know we can intrepid them, which means that it is possible to use those signals to control all the things we want..... and with how the technology improvement/cost graph usually goes, that means it will probably be way more affordable in around 20-30 years......
Technology and science are honestly one of the most impressive things in the world.
@@ThomasFox56 The technology to pick up muscle movements is actually pretty cheap, cuz it's just picking up electrical signals and we're good at that, it's all the moving parts and software to tell it what to do that's expensive cuz it's specific to amputees and amputees aren't a huge market. So it probably won't really decrease in price all that much, unfortunately, cuz mass production is what drops the price and these are things that won't ever really be mass produced.
So because I like to dumb it down they basically stuck the old light up screwdriver in found the nerve saying this goes up and down and hooked a jumper cable through Bluetooth to the other end of it to get past the bad section or to the replacement part equivalent wow we’ve come along way from you get a blister get infected and die (president Coolidges son 100 years ago)
I have my first leg delivery on Tuesday and was too afraid to ask about this so I am SO GLAD for this video! I am BKA like you 🥰 You've been my hero this year, thank you.
I admire that you are so at ease with discussing your prosthesis. You have alot of courage and good personality God Bless.
I've always been impressed by the hook and pully lower arm prosthetic. People can get really good with that thing, they can write with it, hold small objects, even learn to wipe their ass again.
And there's no battery to worry about, it's self powered.
I think it's so cool that everyone is so curious and that they can comfortably share their questions with you.
Alex1Leg on here RUclips has his amputation above the knee and one of the things he mentions is how he’ll often forget to charge his leg and he’s even showed how the app that connects to his prosthetic works and the different modes it has (like snowboarding if I remember correctly!).
I’d really like you to do a series on phantom limb pain. Why you get it, what can you do to control it, both prevention and amelioration.
Thank you for being so truthful. And entertaining.
phantom limb pain exists too?
I was experiencing phantom tooth pain yesterday and I thought that was bad! I can't even imagine phantom limb pain!
@@XMillyyXyup! Jo has done shorts about phantom pain, I don't remember if she did videos on it.
Phantom pain sounds awful. How do you fix pain on something that isn't there? You can hardly scratch the part of the brain that's doing it.
@@XMillyyXyes she's done videos about it
from what I remember from reading a few years back, phantom limb is basically your brain freaking out bc it's not getting the inputs it expects. one of the treatments is putting your meat limb in front of a mirror and looking at it, it tricks your brain into calming down bc see? the leg is right there!
the impulse to move or feel any body part starts at the brain and gets carried along nerves to that body part, or vise versa
A long as the nervous passage (brain, spine, other nerves, etc) is still intact, there's still a nerve that as far as your brain knows is fully wired. Your brain doesn't tend to know 'where' along that nerve an electrical impulse starts, only where that line ends, so any disturbance to the broken end apparently comes from the no longer present body part.
an analogy: if a man steps off a flight from NY to LA, you would reasonably assume he came from NY. If he just somehow got on the plane mid-flight, you'd be none the wiser. In this case NY is a missing body part and LA is your brain
Thank you for informing the two-leggers on what it's like to use a prosthesis. I'm a right hip disarticulation amputee meaning that I no longer have any leg bones, but I do still have my pelvis. Osteosarcoma bone cancer ate through my femur bone, causing it to break, putting me in the limb loss category. I do use a prosthesis that has a hydraulic hip joint, that is connected to a microprocessor knee and fixed foot. It was very hard to learn how to use it, but I'm so thankful to have it as another tool in my mobility arsenal. Here's a short clip of me walking. ruclips.net/user/shortsmXxk16hL6hk?si=FOiHFaDuqIkKAlXZ
that sounds like a pretty high level of cyborg. Very cool. I hope all's comfortable for you and you're enjoying it
As a two-legger i love this term. Succinct, to the point, its not othering. I know that wasnt the point of your comment but ive just not heard that term before and i really like it! I usually hesitate on how to refer to myself and acknowledge my privilege in these conversations (non-amputee? Person with two legs?) they all sound clunky ,and, admittedly less importantly, boring. So thank you for the new word! As well as, yknow, the actual point of your comment that i didnt acknowledge in most of my reply, whoops. Thank you for your story, it was very informative and im really glad that you have a prosthetic that works for you!
I’m sorry for your illness, and I hope you have at least beat the cancer!
I had no idea it was even possible to fit a prosthesis so high! How is it held in place?
Two-leggers. Ok.
Pretty cool clip, thanks!
There are arm prosthesis from decades, even centuries ago- that have ingenious systems of levers or pulleys, that allow elbow or shoulder movements to translate into arm or hand motion. I recently saw footage of a lower arm prosthetic from the 1920s: no computers or microchips obviously! But it was designed in such a way that allowed the hand to grip and grasp objects with surprising strength, and surprising agility and finesse. Amazing what "plain old" engineering can accomplish!
Today's motors, servos, nerve and muscle fiber connectors, electrical impulses, etc. have brought the field of prosthetics in amazing directions!
But sometimes, just regular levers and basic mechanical principles- applied with material science nd ingenuity- can do all the work one needs. So cool!
Hey ma'am! I wanted to say thank you for you education on disability/mobility aids. Today at work i didnt blink an eye when a man got out of his wheelchair to get his food, and had a fun conversation with my coworker after. Thank you for the for being strong and sharing your experiences with all of us!
Good info, i like specifying that you've tried them and don't like them over outright talking against them
Hey, thanks for uploading this kind of thing. I too am a below the knee amputee and getting this information out to everyone is just great
My grandma was a below the knee amputee she didn’t move around much in the last few years of her life but seeing you move around the way you do reminds me of when I was younger, it might sound but you help me remember the good times thank you
Technology is cool, but the resiliency of the human body and Your ability to adapt cannot be overstated. Lots of love
I love that shirt and this is really interesting!
You should be very proud of these videos you are making. I didn’t about many of the things you are teaching us, the public, and you are doing it in a very straight forward way. Bless you for sharing and also for not being self conscious. You are a beautiful girl. Teach us more please.
this just randomly showed up on my feed, but thank you for answering some questions i was genuinely curious about.
Beautiful stuff!!! The first amputee I had as a client was my favorite of all time. The smiles, the laughs, and most important, the progress, made my heart so full
Thanks for answering, and thanks to the person who asked for asking. Learning new stuff is awesome.
I think this is a very interesting question as someone with no amputee in my life, so thank you for the question and of course the answer! Also, I’m happy to see that you (at least seem to) be fine with your prosthetic as so many people are insecure about theirs.
Thanks for the education. I’ve never thought about it before but what you said makes a lot of sense. A case of learning something I didn’t necessarily need to know, but one never knows when a particular bit of information may suddenly become relevant.
Keep making videos. I’m learning and enjoying.
Title: “How amputees CONTROL their prost…”
My brain: “…ate.” 🙃
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Wow! It's awesome to see how naturally you move. And it's fantastic to see how much progress there is in these technologies. I'm so happy these improvements are available for anyone who needs them.
That's actually really interesting! I'm so glad people in the know are willing to answer questions like this. Thank you!
Y'know this did infact answer a burning question that I had about prosthetics in how they work with the joints. Thanks!
I really appreciate this. I am not close enough to any prosthetics users to ask these kind of questions, and this kind of explanation is so much helpful than the alternative which is a Wikipedia article. Thanks!
I had my right leg amputated below the knee 2 months ago. I should be getting my prosthetic in about 3 weeks. I love to watch these videos so I can learn a little more. My prosthetic will have a computer chip to control the hydraulics.
I am so happy to find your videos.
My uncle has an above knee amputation from a car wreck.
Hes got the old school kick your leg forward to extend the knee type with no computerisation at all.
Hes 57 and still works 60 hours a week on a farm operating tractors and wrangling cattle, no clue how he manages.
I punched his leg once when i was 6 or so and broke my hand on the socket.
Thanks for making this video and explaining so patiently. This is something I’ve always wondered about.
I’ve been watching, listening and more importantly listening to all that you have said. You’re an inspirational person.
My wife is having to make the decision to have a lower limb amputation which is an anxiety evoking thought.
Thank you so much for sharing you’re personal experience, I’m using your knowledge, experience and wisdom to expand mine xx
Your prothesis looks amazing!!! Super stylish!!!
just saw this in my recommended but this is very informative as someone who is not an amputee. glad i saw this, thank you.
I love how you explain things. Cause i never would have known. Thank you
I know the real answer is INCREDIBLE PSYCHIC POWERS, but I'm curious what you have to say.
My hubs had his hand crushed and ended up having all 4 finger down below the base knuckles amputated. He has a robotic Prosthetic. It is absolutely mind blowing how evwrything works with it. He can setup different settings for whatvhe needs and when. Kinda like, he can lock the fingers in different places to hold a cup or pen with just a couple taps of the muscles/nerves. I love watching him mess around with it and the settings. He is still pretty fresh to the process. Its definitely not a over night thing to get used to.
As a physics and tech guy, I love the developments in cybernetic prosthesis that we've made in the last 20 years. We're now at the point where some advanced models can give the wearer a sense of touch, regain hearing or vision, and more. This is a crazy time to be alive. For all the terrible things in the world, we have also never had as many reasons to hope with tech advancements.
I absolutely love your videos and I love how you always have a positive mindset about your amputation and I’m ngl I think you look so cool!!
Years ago I really really wanted to do prosthetic design, but my college had cut the program the YEAR I got in there... and rather than transfer again I changed majors. I still regret that to this day, the amount of different prosthetics is amazing. Whether it's weight transfer, mechanical, or computerized - the whole field was hugely specialized and growing by leaps every year. I love seeing how well people have adapted to their prosthetic, very cool video!
This popped up in my feed, and I’m so glad I watched! It was fun and informative, and your shirt is perfect!
Thank you for being brave and you and showing what you can do with what you have which is so much better than me LOL I'm a klutz my nephew had to have his hands and feet amputated this year and I have been a wreck about it and I'm sure he has been more so I appreciate you
This is one of those things that I wonder sometimes, but didn't know who or how to ask. Thanks so much for sharing!
Good explanation on that! As we know bk's do somewhat better than ak's because we have the Holy Grail... the knee. But, also as you know Jo, there are some ak's that will absolutely kick our butts and they move really, really well. I believe it comes down to how much you want and how hard you want to work for it. For example; your meat leg balance is crazy good... I work on that really really hard but just can't get it... but I won't stop working on it!
I saw your shirt halfway through and had to do an honorary knee slap because this is my humor
Thanks ! Very interesting.
And I love that you said you'd tried different types and chose what's best for you.
Omg that shirt! 🤣🤣🤣
This was always something on my brain for years and forgot about until YT sent me this video. The way that most amputees seem to operate their prosthetics with ease just intrigued me. My only conclusion was that you would just learn to use and adjust your body to utilize the prosthetic over time and as technology of prosthetics gets better that transition would become smaller. Ty for the video.
My ucle lost his arm above the shoulder on the farm at 16. He had many types of prostetics but hated them. He found them uncomftorble for the most part. Even had a expensive one that used nerves like you explained to move his hand but found it heavy awkward and would weigh on his shoulder to much.
At work when drivin a fork lift he would use a prostetic that was essentially an arm tied to the steering of the lift and he could use the stub of his arm to turn the wheel using his shoulder.
Also when he does fire wood he uses a old prostetic he got in like the 70's in canada made of wood with a hook on the end to grap peices of wood.
He still prefers just tucking in his shirt sleeve and not wear prostetics because if this nobody in my family and cousins ever got freaked out by amputees was actually quite normal. He worked all is life and is a skilled worker can change tires on a car with just one hand and very proud does not want help from anybody. His banes are tieing shoes, buttoning shirts and making sandwitches or toast lol.
Above the elbow*** not the shoulder.
I love listening to you. You're so open and kind... I also noticed that with each video and short, your space keeps getting more and more advanced and chic... lol... I'm waiting for the video where you're orbiting the planet, like "this is how amputees deal with microgravity!"
I am so excited. I became a bka on 1 dec 23. I had my casting done for my test socket last week! I get to try on my first test socket this coming week, and get up on 2 feet for the first time since having my amputation. ❤
You are always positive, love you❤
This was so interesting! Thank you for sharing. And thank you for the person who asked. ❤
You explained that so well!
You answer so many questions so well ~ even ones I didn't know i had!
About 20 years ago my friend got a new hiking leg and we were out in a group while she was testing it, it had dials on the back of the knee to adjust gate and swing…there was definitely a learning curve and we laughed pretty hard at some of the results of wrong settings but once she figured it out she had many great hikes on that leg! I’m wowed at the progress and innovation that has happened since then!
Thank you for answering this question. I've always been curious about this.
Sorry if this is inappropriate, but you look better (more mobile, more engaged) in this video than I’ve seen in a while, and I hope that’s because you’re starting to have an easier time these days. Wishing you all the best, FJ.
Thank you for all the help you provide for amputee like me
You’re so badass jo
My dad is a just below the elbow amputee. He has a pressure sensor prosthetic. He helps work for UofM.
I didn’t have this question but I’m glad to have heard the answer. Thank you.
Your content is so very insightful :-) Thank you for all answering all the questions I never thought of asking!
Thankyou for posting this. I’ve always been curious about this very question.
Never realised how much went into it, thanks for explaining
My dad has two below-knee amputations. He's got one prosthetic, but his other knee joint lacks range of motion. We're working to get him stringer, but he's really old, in poor health, and we live on a snowy mountain, so getting to and from rehab is REALLY hard. We lack a lot of hardware, like a van and stuff. So, tranfering in and out of the Pontiac Vibe is hard. His upper body strength is pretty bad, even for a 71 year old, but we're trying. Anyway, this is a great video! Thank you! ❤
Oh that important and interesting explaining. Those type of questions should be done and answered since it can help people adapt to their new life or make someone help a close person when necessary.
Thank you for making content like this, it's very interesting and educational. Inspiring as well.
Prosthetics have come a long way - genuinely fascinating.
I think there's going to be some astounding tech in the near future in regard to artificial limbs and other body parts for that matter!
Eye contact is a so natural with your body movements drawing my attention to you.
I remember when I was a kid and arm prosthetics were just metal hooks with a latch that could open and or close and that was it, it’s wesome to see how far they’ve came
I support you and appreciate you sharing your experience with us.
Love your energy. Keep up the good work. I am sure you encourage and influence a lot of people ❤
Damn, that prosthetic leg looks awesome. And it's very interesting to see how it works. Never new it, but i like to learn new things. So thank you
I could sit and listen to you read the phone book to me every day ❤
Super intresting cool. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
You're a wonderful being. I like your vibes, you're blessed.
Very cool! I have a family member who has a below the knee amputation and any time I can learn more about it I do.
Keep up the good work Joe
I had bone cancer in my upper tibia (shin bone) as a 14 year old, and waaaay back then (1987), the traditional path was amputation. Luckily, I was put in touch with a surgeon who was a pioneer in a new surgery that would save the leg…
When dealing with tumors, it is important to obtain “clean margins” when they remove them, which just means that they have to remove an area slightly larger than the tumor, to ensure they get rid of all of it. For me, that meant taking the lower part of my femur, and the upper end of my tibia, as well as any muscles, tendons or tissues in the margins.
When they rebuilt it, they actually detached one of my calf muscles just above the ankle, leaving the other end attached, and wrapped it up around my new knee, to replicate the knee muscles that I lost. After the surgery, it was SO bizarre trying to figure out how to use the new knee! The muscles were in a different place, and I had to try and figure out how to tell it to work! I remember when I finally was able to move it, and my dad was so excited and told me to “do it again!”, when I had no idea what I HAD done to get it to move!? Over a surprisingly short period of time after that, my brain “rewired” itself to use my calf muscle to straighten and bend my new knee.
Just really cool how our bodies can adapt to all sorts of things- I imagine using interactive prosthetics is very similar…?
And honestly, I sometimes wonder if I would be better off with an amputation, as people with prosthetics are still able to run, ski, bike… things that I’ve never been able to do!
Thank you so much for your informative videos! I watch them with my son and you help explain things to him!!
I’ve actually always wondered this. Thanks for answering!
"from the moment i understood the weakness of my flesh..."
"...it disgusted me."
Great to see you again!!!
Oh ok i have been wondering about this for years. I knew a girl in elementary school who had a realistic prosthetic arm (tbh i didn't notice for the LONGEST TIME) but i never really understood how she could get it to move and work. As i got older, it still lived rent free in my mind, and i guessed that it was sensor based but this just confirmed it. Thank you!
Honestly I’ve wondered as well, so thank you for explaining.
Cheers, this was arandom RUclips recomendation, and I enjoyed learning this.
Back in the 90s, i had a friend who was an above the knee leg amputee, and she got a prosthetic that had a mechanism in the heel that locked the knee and in the toe that unlocked it and allowed it to bend... So of COURSE as dumb, easily entertained teens, we'd play with it, living her knee and then unlocking it will drop it on someone's shoulder or just to see it move. They have certainly come a long way!
I’m glad that these prosthetics exist to help amputees
Wow your makeup looks really lovely in this video
It always amazes me how far we've come. I remember seeing things back in the 90s about arm/hand prosthetics that were little more than tension bands and a pair of tongs. Now we have literal cybernetics.
I've actually wondered about this. Thanks.
Glad I followed for videos like this.
That is really interesting. I've always wondered about this. Thank you so much for sharing 😊
I love your positive energy
Its absolutely amazing how far the science of prosthetics has gone.
I remember learning about scientists DEVELOPING prosthetics that utilized that were still/already there and I just find it so amazing that that technology is being put to use to make peoples lives easier.
On another note- while it would be horrible to lose a limb, literally learning anything about prosthetics makes me so SO curious as to how using them would feel like.
(Edit: when I mean I remember them being in development I’m talking about the ones for limbs that are more recent, not things like cochlear implants that have been around since around the 50’s.)
Thank you for explaining how the computerized prosthetics work. I had no idea that the nerves that control your finger muscles still exist even if you lose your fingers. I find that fascinating.
A really interesting post. Thanks for sharing 👍