mardi 6 juin 2017

Prosthetics Artificial Legs- Know More About C-Leg

By Wanda Spillberg


It takes immense effort to build up the best prosthetic for your body. It also needs proper limb care and skin care in order to ensure good health and mobility of the individual. This is also important to avoid any kind of swelling, discomfort, abrasions and also prevent any kind of infection.

Amputation has been found to be one of the reasons why people choose to get prosthetics. Amputation is a procedure where a body part is removed, especially the arms or legs. There are several reasons why this is amputation has to implemented; one of the major reasons is diabetes.

Diabetes is a medical condition which causes damage to the cells of the body and in order to stop its infection spread throughout the body including the organs the body part is removed. We are likely to get injuries on our extremities, and people with severe diabetes have to make sure they do not have open wounds.

One of the most preferred technologies as far as prosthesis is concerned; C-leg is gaining its popularity among the masses. Otto Bock is known to design the prosthetics with C-leg technology and its unique designs. The prosthetic legs with C-leg technology are known to have microprocessor being installed in them, which is unlike other prosthetic legs that you may come across. Also the microprocessor allows monitoring the movements of the knee at 50 times per second.

People who have suffered from major accidents are also known to make use of prosthetics to replace the body parts that they lost due to accidents. Accidents can be a major cause of severe bone damage. Often it is found that the bone gets crushed and it becomes difficult to get them back again. Doctors ask the patient to get them removed and replace them with artificial ones, as because it is easier to handle artificial ones comparatively. This also makes it important for you to ensure that you stay away from such accidents as much as you can.

It is important for you to make sure that the part where you are willing to get a prosthesis done is healed completely. It has to get a proper shape after the surgery is completely healed. The fluids that have accumulated in the area have to be removed using the compression therapy, in order to provide the part proper shape for the prosthetics to be installed.

This definitely is reflected on the price of the prosthetics as they do cost you higher comparatively. Moreover, you can also check with your local prosthetist of course licensed individual to check if your insurance policies cover the plan. It is one of the best ways to get the right estimate for the price of the prosthetic.

Cleaning is also an important aspect of keeping the prosthetics in good condition. You can always ask your doctor about cleaning the artificial limb, though you can use soap water to clean it. Make sure you have proper information about what kind of activities can you perform with the help of the prosthetics. It is important to get a suitable prosthetic, if you are willing to run or cycle with your prosthetic leg and you can ask your doctor to design one according to your requirements.




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