Artificial limb assessment
Assessment of individual needs, presentation, lifestyle goals, limb condition, mobility potential and the most appropriate rehabilitation pathway.
Ascot Rehab offers artificial limb assessment, prescription, manufacture, fitting and training for patients with upper and/or lower limb amputations or limb deficiency, delivered by a consultant-led multidisciplinary team.
Support is shaped around comfort, safety, strength, mobility and meaningful everyday function.
Ascot Rehab’s team of amputee rehabilitation specialists works closely with each patient to help restore strength and confidence, regain function and mobility, and build an independent and rewarding life.
The service supports patients with upper and/or lower limb amputations or limb deficiency, combining clinical assessment, prosthetic planning, therapy, education and training within a personalised rehabilitation pathway.
The aim is to support the whole journey: limb care, comfort, fitting, strength, prosthetic training, confidence, safe mobility and everyday independence.
Assessment of individual needs, presentation, lifestyle goals, limb condition, mobility potential and the most appropriate rehabilitation pathway.
Expert fitting and custom-manufacture of a prosthesis designed around comfort, function, mobility and personal lifestyle needs.
Training to use the prosthesis with confidence and comfort, while reducing the risk of avoidable complications.
Support with proper wound care, limb management, comfort strategies and preparation for safe rehabilitation progression.
Amputee rehabilitation requires a coordinated approach. Ascot Rehab works with patients to assess their needs, rehabilitate them into the community and help them achieve function, mobility and independence.
The service is led by a consultant in rehabilitation medicine, supporting assessment, rehabilitation planning and oversight of the care pathway.
Therapy focuses on strength, flexibility, coordination, endurance, mobility, confidence and safe return to meaningful activities.
Rehabilitation is linked to personal goals, independence, confidence, lifestyle needs and safe movement beyond the therapy room.
Ascot Rehab offers a continuum of care — inpatient through outpatient — to enhance each patient’s recovery and help individuals build on the strengths and skills they have acquired.
The service supports patients with upper and/or lower limb amputations, or limb deficiency, who may need assessment, prosthetic planning, fitting, training or rehabilitation.
Yes. Ascot Rehab’s amputee rehabilitation service is available as either an inpatient or outpatient pathway depending on the person’s needs.
Yes. The pathway can include artificial limb assessment, prescription, manufacture, fitting and training, linked to personal lifestyle needs and rehabilitation goals.
The main goals are to support limb management, strength, flexibility, coordination, endurance, pain reduction, prosthetic confidence, function, mobility and independence.
Speak to the team about artificial limb assessment, prosthetic rehabilitation, inpatient or outpatient care, and the most suitable pathway for the patient’s goals and needs.