Welcome to the Limb Loss Information Centre. This online resource has been created to guide individuals with congenital or acquired limb loss and their friends, family and carers through the emotional, physical and psychological process of coming to terms with limb loss.

We have taken a holistic approach to limb loss and hope that through this we can provide relevant and useful information on all aspects of life after limb loss. We have tried to make the site as easy to navigate as possible and hope that you can find the information you need here.

Please do look at the frequently asked questions section of the site where we have collated questions asked by other amputees, their families and carers.

If you can’t find what you are looking for please do contact us and we will either research the information ourselves or put you in touch with the person best suited to answer your questions.

Key 103 targets new limbs for quadruple amputee Harley Slack (+ related article: Fellow meningitis amputee Helen Smith offers hope to Harley Slack)

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

Four year old Harvey Slack lost both arms and legs after contracting meningitis in a case that doctors said was the worst they had ever treated.

Now Key 103 is attempting to come to his aid and raise £60,000 [...]

Amputee wins £1m in hospital damages

by CRAIG ROBINSON
Last updated: 30/06/2009 06:00:00

A WOMAN who lost her leg in what should have been a routine knee operation has won more than £1million in compensation.
Karen Flory has been left significantly disabled and continues to experience pain in the affected leg as well as phantom limb pains.
Ipswich Hospital admitted responsibility in 2008 and [...]

Oscar Pistorius: Previously confidential study results released

Critical new data disclosed

Dallas, TX (June 29, 2009) — A team of experts in biomechanics and physiology that conducted experiments on Oscar Pistorius, the South African bilateral amputee track athlete, have just published their findings in the Journal of Applied Physiology. Some of their previously confidential findings were presented to the Court of Arbitration for [...]

Ray Blackwell - an inspiration

We are very grateful to Ray Blackwell for the following article. Also for the very welcome donation he raised for the Douglas Bader Foundation with his efforts.

Thank you, Ray - you’re an inspiration.
“You would have thought at nearly 71 I would be pursuing more sedate pastimes  like gardening [...]

Mirror Box Therapy for Phantom Pain

We have received a message from David Kitchenham drawing our attention to Mirror Box Therapy as a treatment for phantom pain. We’d be interested to hear any feedback from people who have tried it.
Please click here to be directed to the Website where you can find out more about it or contact David Kitchenham: david.kitchenham@gmail.com