Shiori was born without her left forearm due to a rare condition called Dysmelia. She received her first prosthesis when she was only four.

"I have to balance my training with the need not to injure myself. I may be 59 years old, but I won’t let my age stop me!"

"My prosthesis helps a lot – now I have options, and that’s very important to me."

"Sport is far more than just a hobby for me - it's a passion that drives me."

“I realised it was only me that could choose my feelings. So I chose positivity.”

For 18-year old San Diego, CA native Aaron Loy, the disease would mark a turning point in his life.

“Naked Prosthetics devices not only change the way you live, they change your mental and emotional health. My device has given me the boost of confidence I needed.”

Building a new life as an amputee takes a tonne of courage, exceptional resilience, a good dose of creativity, and a whole lot of love. Just ask Jean-François Méheut…

In 2003, at age 14, after a wakeboarding accident, Markus Rehm had his right leg amputated below the knee.

Prof. Dr. Bertolt Meyer was born without his left forearm due to a rare condition called Dysmelia. He uses a bionic hand prosthesis to compensate.

Abassia Rahmani grew up in a small village in Switzerland with her family. She was active from a young age and her passion for sports was embodied in her love of snowboarding, horse riding, gymnastics and athletics.

At age five, having already undergone 15 surgeries, Rudy had to choose between life in a wheelchair and walking with artificial limbs.

Read the story of Proprio Foot user Frank Schaller, enjoying his retirement and never saying no to a new adventure.

Runner.  Sprinter.  Motivational Speaker. Mentor.  President & Founder of Limb-it-less Creations Inc. Paralympian.

For Marlene Van Gansewinkel, born without a left forearm, left ankle and foot, her mother and father saw only a beautiful baby girl with extraordinary potential.

“It’s a game changer for me. Twenty years ago, I was a just-injured kid who walked into a prosthetist’s office and was completely disheartened by what was available to help replace my fingers. Now, I finally have something that makes me feel like my hand is almost whole again.”

Read the story of Össur Power Leg user Jenni Urivez, a super active survivor and mother of two, grandmother of five, and great grandmother of two from Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

He is the first African disabled athlete to swim across the Gibraltar, the first right limb deficient athlete in the world to finish the Marathon des Sables, a gruelling, 6-day, 6-marathon event through the Moroccan Sahara

At age 15, she made an impressive international debut finishing seventh in the 200m and eighth in the 100m at the 2015 IPC World Championships.

Runner.  Sprinter.  Long Jumper.  Philanthropist.  World Record Holder.  Paralympian.

Össur Ambassador Col. (ret.) Gregory Gadson received three Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart, two Distinguished Service Medals and the Legion of Merit while serving for more than two decades in the U.S. Army.

Long Jumper. Sprinter. Paralympian. Coach. Prosthetist.

Luc Huberty is an astonishing triathlete, whose dream is to one day compete in the Olympic Games.

Travis Ricks is Senior Programs Manager at the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF), member of the USA Volleyball Sitting National Team, and Össur Ambassador who spends his free time coaching high school wrestling and helping to grow the sport of paratriathlon as chairman of the USAT National Paratriathlon Committee.

In 2015 he won the European record in Javelin F43 then he decided to start to run with his new Flex-Foot Cheetah Xtend.

"I want to share my story to help motivate and inspire others"

"I don’t have to think about every move I make... and that feeling of confidence has played a huge role in helping me to regain the quality and expectations of life that I had before."

That's why my motto is: a diversion is also an opportunity to reach your destination more wisely. 

"If I’d known 20 years ago a product like this existed I’d have been first in the queue.”

Footballer. Volleyball Player. Handbiker. Gold Medalist. Amputee. Optimist.

“I’m here, I’m healthy and happy, and there’s so much I can still do. I try to take each day as it comes and be fully present.”

Jonathan Cowley has recorded over 60 audiobooks, voiced countless commercials and appeared in movies and television shows. 

“I learned that having options was essential in adapting to life’s diverse challenges. Prosthetic solutions should be as unique as the individuals who use them.”

Read the story of Naked Prosthetics MCPDriver user, Kai Moeller, focusing on the positives, and the possibilities.

Sport has always been Felix Streng's purpose in life. He was born with dysmelia which manifests as a missing right foot and part of his lower leg.

Even when he was a child, sport was a big part of Markus Rehm’s life. When he was 14, he had to learn to live with the consequences of a tragic accident.

Morgan was born with the same rare tissue disorder as Team Össur athlete Sarah Reinertsen.

Read the story of Össur Power Leg user Tanja Michel, the engine of her family of six and a linchpin in her community. Seeing her in action, you’d never know how much she has been through…

After losing her leg above-the-knee in a 2016 moped accident, her toughest challenges to date eventually became what she now considers to be one of the greatest opportunities of her life.

“You may feel hopeless in the moment, but it does get better. And you will be surprised at what you could learn. I am a different person now and I grew from the experience.”

Sprinter.  Runner.  Long Jumper.  American Record Holder.  Motivational Speaker.  Paralympian. 

Would I have gone surfing that morning knowing that moments after jumping into the sea I would lose a limb? Absolutely. A violent encounter with a shark amputated my leg in seconds, and nearly killed me. I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. Life’s uncanny like that.

Albert Lin lost his leg in an accident and has gone on to host National Geographics programmes. This is how his Pro-Flex XC allows him to live his life without limitations.

Bilateral fibular hemimelia, affecting both legs) is even more rare.  For Ntando Mahlangu, South African native, FH would mean spending the first 10 years of his life in a wheelchair. 

In 2012, the bilateral below-knee amputee received the Inspirational Student Award by the NAFSA: National Association of International Educators, and two years later, he was inducted into to the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame.

Hunter Woodhall is a track and field Paralympic medalist who was born with called fibular hemimelia, a condition in which the fibula bones in his lower legs never formed.

As with most young children, Daniel was full of energy.  Always active, he was drawn to the physicality of athletic competition and became an avid gymnast and snowboarder. 

Shortly after starting his career as para-canoe athlete he became the world champion. ​He won the bronze medal in the 200m. para-canoe at the Olympics in Rio in 2016.

Formerly working in the fashion industry, Giusy’s life took a new direction in 2005 following a terrible traffic accident.

Hawaii native and Össur Ambassador Mike Coots is a surf champion, professional photographer and passionate outdoorsman.

Sarah, who likes to swim, bike, run and practice yoga, became an above-knee amputee at age 7 due to Proximal Femoral Deficiency.