Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital | Wheaton, IL

Inpatient Rehabilitation Services

Manufacturing prosthetic limbs is a challenging process which can take weeks of moulding, fitting and adjustments. And for growing children, this all needs to be repeated several times. Non-profit organization @3DP4ME is upending this paradigm using 3D printing and digital scanning technology. Its approach makes prosthetic limb manufacturing easier, faster and more affordable, bringing hope and mobility to patients in conflict zones who may otherwise be unable to access the support they need. He

Phantom Limb Pain—or something else? | After amputation, the brain and nerves can misfire, creating real pain in the missing part (phantom limb pain), often burning, stabbing, cramping, or “pins & needles.” It’s distinct from residual limb pain (skin, neuroma, prosthesis fit) and from CRPS or radiculopathy. Drivers include neuroma hyper‑excitability, spinal “central sensitization,” and cortical remapping; stress, poor sleep, and stump pressure can flare it. Red flags for “something else”: infect