It was great to see Stef Reid at the launch of the Team GB kit launch for the Olympics and Paralympics. Designed by Stella McCartney the kit has a designer look to it along with being practical and functional for each represented sport. The athletes spent a day rehearsing for the catwalk style launch for the world press.
Stef Reid
Prosthetics: The Future Seminar
Patients and technical experts gave hands on practical demonstrations at Proactive Prosthetics seminar, entitled Prosthetics the Future, at their Surrey based clinic on Friday 25th November 2011.
The aim of the seminar, which was accredited by APIL with 6 hours CPD, was to give some practical insight into the rehabilitation of amputees and the role of professionals involved, with a focus on the new technology and techniques now available to patients.
The seminar included a look at new generation prosthetics by Blatchford with demonstrations from Ossur Power Knee and Otto Bock Genium. British 2012 gold medal Paralympic hopeful Stefanie Reid talked about her journey to becoming a professional athlete, clinical specialist John Sullivan gave an update on Osseo-integration and orthopaedic surgeon Mr John Angel imparted his many years of experience and expertise in amputation surgery.
The day also included physiotherapy demonstrations with patients, artist and silicone expert Sophie de Oliveira Barata on state of the art silicone covers before concluding with a discussion on the future of medico-legal claims for amputees by William Latimer-Sayer, Cloisters.
One delegate commented “All the patients were truly inspirational and it was an amazing opportunity to speak to them and learn about their real life experiences and how they overcome their difficulties.” Another added “The concluding talk on medico-legal claims was one of the most interesting, relevant to my role and pitched at a good level with clear concise information.”
Paralympic athlete Stefanie Reid said, “It’s not often you get the opportunity to talk to the legal teams who are instrumental in ensuring the level of care you receive in such an open forum. Clinics like Proactive Prosthetics work with the latest technologies and engineering available, allowing people like me to pick up my life and get on with it.”
Richard Nieveen, Director of Proactive Prosthetics, comments: “We were delighted to attract so many leading law firms to the seminar and encouraged by the level of engagement from participants and delegates during the day. We had excellent feedback and plan to hold similar seminars in the future.”
Celebrating 10 years of Proactive Prosthetics
In 2001 Richard Nieveen, founder of Proactive Prosthetics, set up the first UK multi-disciplinary prosthetic rehabilitation clinic, believing it was the way to achieve excellence in prosthetics. 10 years on Richard has a strong team, who share his passion, delivering outstanding prosthetic care, in a relaxed environment, at our surrey based clinic.
To mark the aniversary we are holding an open day for patients on Friday 23rd September 2011 and a seminar for prosthetics and personal injury professionals on Friday 25th November 2011.
To find out more about these events please watch this website or email clinic@proactiveprosthetics.co.uk.
Lands Ends to John O’Groats in support of Help for Heroes
Proactive Prosthetics supports Paralympian Stefanie Reid
Proactive Prosthetics are delighted to announce their support of Paralympian Stefanie Reid. Over the run-up to 2012 Richard Nieveen, Prosthetist will work with Stefanie to develop the best prosthetic sports limb to support Stefanie’s bid for a medal in the 2012 Paralympic games.
Stefanie grew up as an active, sporty teenager. She was passionate about rugby and planned to join the national team. But at 16, her life changed forever when she lost part of her leg in a boating accident.
Four years later, while watching the elite athletes training at Queen’s University in Toronto, she knew she wanted to try running again. Adjusting to her new running prosthesis and increasing her training times paid off when she won a place in the university’s varsity team.
In 2006, after representing Canada at the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester, UK and the IPC World Athletics Championships in the Netherlands, Stefanie made the decision to begin training full-time and devote everything to her sport.
Stefanie says her experience at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games taught her a lot about competing in front of huge crowds. She finished a disappointing fifth in the long jump, but made a great come back and won bronze in the 200m sprint final.
Her favourite quote from the Greek philosopher, Aristotle, is etched onto her running prosthetic: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
Follow Stefanie’s progress on our website and on her website www.paralympians.com.