AMPUTEE INJURY REHABILITATION
Over 2 million Americans live with limb loss—and they each face unique physical, emotional, psychological, and social
challenges. Under the expert care of Dr. Jaffer, patients receive personalized rehabilitation that restores mobility, builds
confidence, and supports full-body and mind recovery.
AMPUTEE INJURY REHABILITATION
- Personalized rehab plans tailored to level of amputation, lifestyle, and activity goals
- Pre- and post-prosthetic training, including residual limb care, desensitization, and shaping
- Prosthetic fitting and gait training, in partnership with prosthetists for optimal device use
- Mobility and balance training, including walking, transferring, and navigating various terrains
- Pain management, including residual limb pain, phantom limb pain, and neuromas
- Wound care and skin integrity monitoring, especially for healing post-surgery or with prosthetic use
- Muscle strengthening and core stability, especially on the non-amputated side to reduce overuse
- Energy conservation and fatigue management, especially during early prosthetic use
- Occupational therapy to restore independence in self-care, dressing, cooking, and home tasks
- Fall prevention strategies, including balance therapy and environmental safety education
- Emotional and psychological support, including counseling for body image, grief, trauma, or depression
- Driving assessments and training with adaptive equipment if needed
- Assistive technology recommendations for mobility, home access, and communication
- Home modification guidance, including ramps, grab bars, and adaptive tools
- Education on prosthetic maintenance and skin health, including donning/doffing and hygiene
- Nutritional counseling, especially in cases of diabetes or vascular-related amputations
- Coordination with prosthetists, vascular surgeons, orthopedists, and wound care specialists
- Family and caregiver education to support independence and reduce caregiver burden
- Community reintegration planning, including accessibility support, social participation, and recreation
- Ongoing follow-up to reassess prosthetic fit, functional goals, and long-term outcomes
- Support with insurance and device funding, helping patients navigate access to needed equipment
