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NEWS Awareness of new medical treatments and innovations in the prosthetic field are important to keep track of as we become more pro-active consumers. As we run across relevant articles we will try and post them here, please email us at amputspt@yahoo.com if you run across other articles. Popular Mechanics The Nine Legs Of Paul Martin discusses how his disability increased his motivation to excel in every venue in which he competes, including the triathlon, cycling, running, hockey, alpine skiing and Adventure Racing. Includes discussion of his NINE legs. Wired Magazine This article from the September 2001 issue of Wired explains the future of prosthetics and microchips. The article focuses on, "A new class of digitally controlled, self-adapting "smart" legs that offer much more freedom, strength, and balance is less than a year away." Science Magazine This article from Science focuses on the limits of prosthetics that are now being broken with the newest developments in prosthetics. ESPN Article on "Parry determined to play with prosthetic leg" A football player who lost his leg due to an injury during a football game is returning to the sport. Fox News item: Boy Disqualified From Swim Competition for Swimming with Prosthetic A boy in Atlanta is disqualified from swim competitions when he starts to use swim prosthetic. He was beating the others before he had device. The board quits rather then deal with issues.