VitalFitSR Blog
How Perspiration Affects the Fit of Your Socket...
A little (or a lot of) extra perspiration is very common after limb loss. Loss of cooling surface area, heat trapped in the socket and liner, and the extra effort...
How Perspiration Affects the Fit of Your Socket (and What to Do Abo...
A little (or a lot of) extra perspiration is very common after limb loss. Loss of cooling surface area, heat trapped in the socket and liner, and the extra effort...
Diabetes and Winter Sports: How to Stay Safe
Winter sports are a great way to stay active when the weather enters the single digits. However, with those temperature drops come a few new challenges for individuals with diabetes....
Diabetes and Winter Sports: How to Stay Safe
Winter sports are a great way to stay active when the weather enters the single digits. However, with those temperature drops come a few new challenges for individuals with diabetes....
What’s Your K-Level and Why Does It Matter?
Limb loss comes with a vocabulary all its own. A term that gets tossed around—K-level—affects your medical coverage and access to different kinds of prostheses. However, K-level parameters aren’t as...
What’s Your K-Level and Why Does It Matter?
Limb loss comes with a vocabulary all its own. A term that gets tossed around—K-level—affects your medical coverage and access to different kinds of prostheses. However, K-level parameters aren’t as...
6 Secret Skincare Tips for Individuals with Lim...
Skin care ranks high on the list of things individuals with limb loss need to stay active and mobile. As Greg Mannino, a prosthetist and 22x Paralympic champion, says, “The...
6 Secret Skincare Tips for Individuals with Limb Loss
Skin care ranks high on the list of things individuals with limb loss need to stay active and mobile. As Greg Mannino, a prosthetist and 22x Paralympic champion, says, “The...
How to Prevent Calluses When You Have Diabetes
In general, calluses aren’t a serious medical problem. However, the unique effects of diabetes on the nervous, circulatory, and immune systems make calluses a potentially serious health issue for individuals...
How to Prevent Calluses When You Have Diabetes
In general, calluses aren’t a serious medical problem. However, the unique effects of diabetes on the nervous, circulatory, and immune systems make calluses a potentially serious health issue for individuals...
Diabetic Athletes: How to Take Care of Your Ski...
Individuals with diabetes frequently participate in athletics, from youth sports to Olympic-level competitions. Diabetes complicates any type of athletic injury, including small wounds to the skin. Chafing, scrapes, and cuts...
Diabetic Athletes: How to Take Care of Your Skin While Training and...
Individuals with diabetes frequently participate in athletics, from youth sports to Olympic-level competitions. Diabetes complicates any type of athletic injury, including small wounds to the skin. Chafing, scrapes, and cuts...
