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Testimonials
Jorge Mendoza About year and a half ago, I became an amputee. I now consider myself very lucky to been able to have used the Night-Kap product. The device helped speed up my healing process to be fitted for a prosthesis. When you’re waiting to get fitted for a prosthesis anything you can do get [...]
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Steve Bogna’s Motorcycle Accident
Many people wonder, “How does Steve Bogna know so much about pain?” It starts on the 8th of January, 1979, on San Fernando Road in Newhall, CA. Steve Bogna, age 16, riding a motorcycle, slams head-on into a car (see photos below) while attempting to pass a slower vehicle, breaking more than 50 bones in his body as he is catapulted 88 [...]
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About Us
My name is Steve Bogna. As a 20+ year amputee, I know that when your limb is cold, you will have more pain in that limb. This coldness is what allows you to be susceptible to Phantom Limb Pain (PLP) episodes. Why does your limb get cold? I believe poor blood circulation is the main reason. As warm-blooded mammals, our [...]
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FAQ’s/Resources
Control pain without medication? Currently, there are not any pain medications designed for Phantom Limb Pain, so why take drugs you know aren’t going to work? Wear the Phantom Limb Relief/Night-Kap/Phantom Pain Fighter product whenever you need real comfort. (Patent pending) It is true portable heat therapy for your limb. How effective is heat therapy? Research shows that heat [...]
Attention all Amputees!
- Amputees: don't let phantom limb pains make you lose sleep and cause you discomfort.
- Control limb pain without medication.
- There are currently no limb pain medications designed for Phantom Limb Pain (PLP), so why take drugs you know aren't going to work?
- Wear the Phantom Limb Relief product whenever you need real limb comfort, day or night, relaxing on a couch, sitting on a park bench or when going to bed. (Patent pending)
- It is true portable heat therapy for your limb.
- For more information, please contact us today!
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Facts About Amputees
Fact #1) Amputees comprise of less than 1% of the U.S. population. THIS IS THE MAIN REASON that there are so few answers for the many problems that are unique to us. How many firms are making products or services for such a small market percentage? How many doctors are worried about 1% of their patients? At Sidewinder Solutions, our goal [...]
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Diabetes – Statistics and Amputation
Diabetes in the U.S. The increasing rate of diabetes diagnoses in the United States is cause for alarm. U.S. national economic burden of pre-diabetes and diabetes reached $218 billion in 2007. This estimate includes $153 billion in higher medical costs and $65 billion in reduced productivity. The average annual cost per case is $2,864 for undiagnosed diabetes, $9,975 [...]
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Veterans and Amputations
Veterans – Amputee Information Amputations have long been a tragic, unavoidable consequence of combat injury. The Amputee Coalition of America refers to the loss of limbs as “one of the most visible and enduring reminders of the cost of war.” While there have been major advances in medicine, prosthetics and technology that allow amputees to [...]
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