Celebrating our Limb Loss Heroes and Communities

1535 River Park Drive,Sacramento CA 95815

26 April, 2023

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April is Limb Loss Awareness Month. Please join the PETIT group at Point West in Sacramento in recognizing national Limb Loss Month. This special event will feature information booths, speakers, patient representatives, and experts from across the UC Davis Health campus who specialize in the latest developments, services, and research related to Limb Loss. Welcoming: Sacramento Amputee Support GroupGold Country Amputee Support GroupWho is PETIT (Prosthesis Embodiment Through Intuitive Technology)? We are a multidisciplinary team here at UC Davis with backgrounds in: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Neuroengineering Neuroscience Neurobiology Biomedical Engineering Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical and Occupational Therapy Prosthetics and Orthotics Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery Plastic Surgery At UC Davis Medical Center, we offer the following surgical procedures in combination with specialized rehabilitative medicine, therapy, orthotic and prosthetic devices and technology. Targeted Muscle Reinnervation - re-routing amputated nerves into redundant motor branches, reducing phantom limb pain and increasing signal diversity and intuitiveness of prosthesis controlOsseointegration (Integrum OPRA) - creating a direct connection between prosthesis and bone, allowing for a greater degree of prosthetic proprioceptionWe help our patients work towards prosthesis embodiment: the consideration of a prosthesis not simply as an assistive device, but instead as a part of the patient's self and identity. For more information, visit https://petit.ucdavis.edu/ Music Provided by: Dr. Chris Shin Mission Partners (image below)