Researchers performed experimental surgery implanting electrodes into a Veteran with an amputated foot, hoping that they would pick up his brain’s electrical signals.
Innovation Specialist Billie Slater has developed a toolkit to help amputees and clinicians use prosthetic socks better.
While VA careers are often associated with clinical work, there are entry-level positions that fly under the radar. Is your next job among them?
Jim Jacobi has had a lot thrown at him -- war, Agent Orange, triple bypass surgery and losing both legs. But this Vietnam Vet keeps it all positive.
VA celebrates National Therapeutic Recreation Month and all it does to change Veterans’ lives. Here’s a great story of a Veteran who was in “a dark place” and says recreation therapy gave him a focus.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Gregory D. Gadson, who served seven years after an IED blast nearly killed him in Iraq.
Matthew lost part of his left leg while serving in Iraq. VA Puget Sound developed a program to help patients, like Matthew, who have travel challenges and need prosthetic care.
She does more on one leg than most do on two, and this Army Vet, Paralympics champ and mom hopes to inspire and motivate with her daily social media posts.
David Janke likes to wear comfortable shorts around VA North […]
"Having same-day service [action plans] for walk-in patients will save Veterans time in receiving the prescribed items”
A career researcher with the Providence VA Medical Center in Rhode Island, has been awarded for her work with Veterans who have experienced upper-limb loss.