Can You Get A Prosthetic Leg Wet

Your prosthesis is not designed to get excessively wet.

Can you get a prosthetic leg wet. From the swimming pool to a nice relaxing bath water isnt a problem for these prosthetic devices. In some cases your everyday prosthetic leg can be modified by your prosthetist to serve different purposes. Osseointegration surgery is another option.

Some components could rust. The socket is the receptacle into which your residual limb will fit. The soft elastic sole compensates for surface irregularities.

But you can invest in a good antiperspirant and sweat control textiles like a prosthetic sheath or specialized prosthetic sock worn under your foam or gel liner to wick away moisture. Theres no question as to where the prosthesis should stay when the user is swimming prosthetic limbs should never be left in extreme heat for prolonged periods and the ability to wade in the water is priceless. While a lower-limb prosthesis incorporates a foot with a focus on ambulation walking an upper-limb prosthesis will have a terminal device such as a hook hand or a specialized tool with a focus on functional enhancement.

This procedure involves the insertion of a metal implant directly into the bone so there. Many components in a prosthetic leg are sensitive to moisture. Wear your prosthesis in the pool shower or at the beach with our range of waterproof prostheses.

The Protosthetics Amphibian Leg includes the definitive socket pylon and hardware a pin-lock or suction suspension system and our water resistant Niagara foot. Additional supplies such as clean clothes wet wipes skin care products and gel liners are things that you need to make sure you always have with you. It is not pushed away from the residual limb as much.

I fell for the same reason soon after my amputation. The good news is. This may occur as high as at or above the knee.