05/04/2026
We are very blessed to be working with the amazing Ukrainian soldiers brought to our facility by Revived Soldiers Ukraine . During their time at POA they do daily balance and strength training in conjunction with prosthetic fitting. No one works harder than these guys…and they all have the best attitudes and sense of humor! 🔥😅 In this video we are featuring three of them: First is Stanislav, who essentially would be fit with a hip disarticulate socket, but because he has tissue remaining where his femur was and he is physically very strong, we are able to fit him with a specially designed double-wall AK socket. He was walking inside the parallel bars on the very first day! Second, is Vitalii, a bilateral AK/BK amputee who arrived most recently. He was also walking inside the parallel bars on day one, and then around the facility using crutches on day two! Last, but not least, is Ivan, a bilateral AK amputee. He has been with us for several months. Ivan has progressed to the point where he can walk without any aids, but when he uses two canes he can almost run! Ivan returned home this past weekend and we already miss his positivity and hilarious sense of humor. ❤️
