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A Step Ahead Prosthetics & Orthotics’ mission is to give our patients the tools, information, and resources necessary to allow them to achieve their goals. We provide healthcare, advocacy, and educational services so that our patients can live life without limitations!

At A Step Ahead Prosthetics, we provide healthcare through designing and fitting customized prostheses for patients of all ages and functional levels. In addition, we coordinate your rehabilitation with your physician and other members of the rehabilitation team. A Step Ahead’s prosthetists have a combined experience of over 30 years.

A Step Ahead Prosthetics is recognized world wide as a leader and innovator in prosthetic design. Through ongoing research and development, the staff of A Step Ahead Prosthetics have developed specializations in many areas including prosthetic socket design for lower extremity and upper extremity amputees, pediatric and congenital anomalies, customized sports prosthetics, micro-processor knees and foot and ankle systems, myo-electric prosthetics, bionic prosthetics and the Skin Tones System ™ custom silicone skin coverings.  A Step Ahead Prosthetics also supports a team of over 75 athletes in a variety of sports ranging from world record-holding athletes to Junior Team A Step Ahead athletes.

With our extensive knowledge of prosthetics and health insurance for prosthetics we help you fight for your rights as a patient to obtain the best possible prosthesis, to allow you to live life without limitations!

Sarah Reinertsen, above knee amputee, triathlete, runner, competitor on the CBS show The Amazing Race, and the first female amputee to complete the famed Hawaii Ironman Triathlon World Championships will be doing a book reading from her new memoir,  "In A Single Bound," on Saturday, November 21st at 7:00 PM. Sarah is returning to her hometown of Huntington, New York to read excerpts from her book and to sign copies. The event takes place at the BOOK REVUE, 313 New York Avenue, Huntington, N.Y. 11743. For more information about the event and Sarah’s book, go to http://www.bookrevue.com/SarahReinertsen.html

On Monday, November 9th, Erik Schaffer, C.P. and Phil Kreuter, P.T. participated in the closing bell ceremony of the NASDAQ stock market. Erik and Phil were invited as guests of Ossur, Inc. Jon Sigurdsson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ossur, rang the closing bell to mark the company's tenth year of trading publicly on NASDAQ OMX Iceland, and also commemorate its new dual listing on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen. Representatives of Ossur’s senior management team from Iceland and the United States accompanied Mr. Sigurdsson at this event.

Amy Palmiero-Winters Named USATF Athlete of the Week

Amy Palmiero-Winters was announced as USA Track and Field’s Athlete of the Week for the week of October 21st. Amy’s winning time of 18 hours and 54 minutes in the Heartland 100 Ultramarathon in Kansas on October 11th was the second-fastest time among women in the history of the race. Her status as Athlete of the Week places her in the company of many other world-class runners and track and field athletes in the U.S.

To read this article on the USATF's website, click the following link:

http://www.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?duid=USATF_2009_10_21_13_10_28

Amy Palmiero-Winters - single mother of two, below-the-knee amputee, and world record holder in over 10 events in running and triathlon - has set a new standard for long-distance running. On October 10th and 11th at the Heartland Spirit of the Prairie 100 mile Trail Run in Cassoday, Kansas, Ms. Palmiero-Winters not only became the first female amputee to finish a 100-mile race; she also won the women’s division and finished in 8th place overall.

Starting at 6 am on a cold, windy day with temperatures in the low 30's and winds up to forty miles per hour, Ms. Palmiero-Winters finished the race early the next morning in 18 hours and 54 minutes to claim first place in the women’s division. Her time was the second-fastest female time in the history of this event. Although Kansas is known as a very flat state, the 100 mile out and back course covered 6000 feet elevation changes and rough terrain.

Running on a customized running prosthesis specifically designed by A Step Ahead Prosthetics in Hicksville, N.Y. to handle the demands of trail running, she endured the weather, terrain, fatigue, and all of the other challenges of running 100 miles on a prosthetic leg to set a new standard for what can be done if you don’t give up. 

A Step Ahead is happy to announce that we are increasing our presence on the Web by taking advantage of two popular internet services: Facebook and blogging. We have recently launched both of these to provide an opportunity for individuals with limb loss, health care professionals, family members and others to have a forum for communication about news and issues that have an impact on amputees. In addition, the blog and Facebook sites will allow A Step Ahead to increase its reach to the world providing our regular news and updates.

To log on to the blog, go to http://astepaheadblog.blogspot.com/

To log on to the Facebook site go to http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=128805480264&ref=nf

We welcome your postings and comments at both of these sites, and look forward to seeing you there!

NEW! Patient Intake Forms

To expedite your initial consultation at A Step Ahead Prosthetics, you can fill out our intake sheet and forms prior to your appointment. Click the button below and print all the forms. Complete and sign all the paperwork and bring it with you to your first appointment.

These forms require Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have it, click here to download it:

    Video Consultations Now Available

A Step Ahead now offers potential patients and current patients around the world live video consultations with our prosthetists via Skype video conferencing.  With this technology, we can demonstrate prosthetic designs and components using photographs and direct visualization. In addition, video consultation allows us to more accurately assess a new patient before traveling to our facility in New York, while current patients can discuss and visually demonstrate any issues they may be having to their prosthetist. Anyone with a computer, webcam, and broadband internet connection can take advantage of this exciting new opportunity. For more information and details about how to set up a video consultation, contact our office at (516) 681-3484 or click the following link: 

http://www.astepaheadonline.com/video_consult.html

A Step Ahead Prosthetics and Orthotics is dedicated to providing above knee and below knee amputees with the best in prosthetic legs, artificial arms, artificial hands, and artificial limbs. Our staff specializes in c legs, finger prosthesis, flex foot, leg prosthetics, prosthetic arms, prosthetic hands, and other prosthetic limbs and prosthetic appliances.