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The Pals program was wonderful. I realized that Dean is still Dean

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and those things were key in my recovery. One of the goals of Pals

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is to empower people to be active in the outcome of their recovery,

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looking at behavior and seeing how you could change feelings

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and just being more in charge of your of your health,

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those were powerful parts of cows that really are still resonate today.

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Hi, I'm Dr

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Steve

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Wagoner and on behalf of the entire Pals team,

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welcome to the Powells Online program.

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When we started to develop the Powells program,

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we talked to amputees and their families and we heard

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that they were struggling to deal with the physical,

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emotional,

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social and functional challenges associated with recovery, protist

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PTS, physicians and all the other members of the health care team,

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get training to do their part.

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But what about people with limb loss? How do they get their training?

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Pals

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line is one way to help you do your part.

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We learned from people with limb loss and their families.

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What was most helpful to them in their recovery?

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Using this information, we built pals.

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So in fact, Pals was built by people with limb loss, for people with limb loss.

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I had recommended

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the Pals program to each and every one of my patients. It has helped me

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help my patients

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get to the level that they want to achieve.

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It is

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emotional,

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it is practical,

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it is real life and it works.

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And this is why Powells has become such

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an important tool

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for me to offer my patient in their best recovery.

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The A PT coalition is a leading national

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health organization dedicated to ensuring that no,

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a PT feels alone

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that amputees and their families have the resources that they need to adjust,

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recover and live life fully with limb loss or limb.

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Different people experience a range of emotional

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responses following the amputation of a limb.

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For many people.

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The psychological and emotional aspects of an amputation

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are more difficult than the physical response.

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Powells is a self management program that helps

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amputees acquire the skills to help them cope

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with living with limb moss Polls is a

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natural extension of our many programs and services.

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It fits in well with our peer visitor program and offers

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support groups programming to help them with their monthly meetings.

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The Powells Online program is an opportunity for amputees to gain

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the tools and knowledge that they need to help themselves.

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Polls

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is a great tool in your toolbox that you can do

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at your leisure. Pals is a program that has been created, tested and works.

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It is a program to help yourself and you help others promote

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and become

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the expert so you can help someone else with the skills,

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not just for today but for a lifetime.

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Powells has eight interactive lessons in these lessons.

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You will see videos anticipate in activities

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that will help you

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develop the knowledge and skills to improve

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your confidence and your quality of life.

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We know that people who do programs like pals just do better.

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The Pals program is provided free as a program of the amputee coalition,

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you may do this program on your own

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with a buddy as part of a support group activity or with an online community.

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In either case, your privacy is respected,

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you can do it at your own schedule

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and the privacy of your own home. I would recommend the

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program because it's extremely helpful and knowing that

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there's other amputees out there who have the

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same feelings that you do the same exact

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feelings and when you don't feel alone anymore,

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it it helps in it aids in your recovery.

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So the polls program was just fantastic. Remember,

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polls is only the beginning.

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It's up to you to put into practice what

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you've learned and to seek the support of others.

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And if necessary, the help of professionals, if you are someone, you know,

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has experienced an amputation and might benefit from some help.

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Powells online can make a big difference.

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You can learn more by visiting our website or contacting the Amputee coalition.

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So why would I say

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do pals online?

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It's proven to be effective for you to feel better about yourself, to rest, better,

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to be more active and to communicate

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with your family and with your medical team. All that's just been proven.

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So why not be a part of it?