Amputees often suffer from a phenomenon known as phantom limb syndrome, but researchers now say that non-amputees can also be made to feel phantom limbs, and even pain, when knives are jabbed into nonexistent hands. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article]
A Chinese activist whose legs were crushed by a tank during the Tiananmen Square crackdown called Friday for justice, as Hong Kong prepared to mark the 23rd anniversary of the unrest. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - An amputee patient undergoes rehabilitative therapy at a center run by Handicap International in Port-au-Prince January 4, 2012. January 12 marks the second year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that killed more than 200,000 peop... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Prosthetics made for amputee patients who lost legs during the 2010 earthquake are seen at a center run by Handicap International in Port-au-Prince January 4, 2012. January 12 marks the second year anniversary of the devastating earthquak... [Full Article]
(AP) - Members of the Haiti Amputee Soccer team prepare to play a game marking the International Day of Persons With Disabilities, organized by Partners In Health at the Zanmi Ben Center in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti, Saturday Dec. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/... [Full Article]
(AP) - A child watches a member of the Haiti Amputee Soccer team stand on the field during half time at a game marking the International Day of Persons With Disabilities, organized by Partners In Health at the Zanmi Ben Center in Croix des Bouquets, ... [Full Article]
(AP) - A child watches a member of the Haiti Amputee Soccer team stretch on the sidelines of a game marking the International Day of Persons With Disabilities, organized by Partners In Health at the Zanmi Ben Center in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti, Satu... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Two players of an amputee soccer team fight for the ball during a practice session in Mazatlan November 14, 2011. Twelve players from the state of Sinaloa, all of whom had lost their limbs in traffic accidents, are training for the 2012 A... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Pierr Richard (C), a member of a Haitian amputee soccer team, arrives home at an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp after a training session in Port-au-Prince January 8, 2011. The soccer team, comprising of victims of the January 201... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Jean Batiste Avel, a member of an amputee soccer team, hits the ball during a training session for an upcoming exhibition match in Port-au-Prince January 8, 2011. The team comprised of victims of the January 2010 earthquake who conduct so... [Full Article]