amputees

Gaza amputees tackle new challenge on the football pitch

In fluorescent orange jerseys, footballers manoeuvred across the artificial turf of a pitch in the… Read More

In Iraq minefields, an old war leaves a menacing legacy

Hundreds of villagers have lost limbs to mines and unexploded ordnance from the Iraq-Iran war,… Read More

Computer games relieve phantom limb pain: study

PARIS: Amputees who played computer games using a virtual, on-screen arm, experienced relief from the… Read More

French amputee surfs again in ‘revenge’ on shark

SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ, FRANCE:  After losing his left leg in a shark attack in 2011, avid surfer… Read More