A list of useful websites and amputee related organisations. Please note that BACPAR disclaims any responsibility or liability for the content of any linked websites

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Useful websites

• Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

• The iCSP amputee rehabilitation network is available to all BACPAR members including associate members

• Scottish Physiotherapy Amputation Research Group (SPARG

• The International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics, United Kingdom

• The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists

• The Vascular Society

• Circulation Foundation - for patient information on many aspects of vascular disease 

• The Limbless Association

• Steel Bones - Supporting amputee families to live life to the full

• Limb Loss Information Centre - A resource centre for those with acquired and congenital limb loss.

• LimbPower - A charity who aim to offer relief to the physically disabled by aiding rehabilitation and improving the quality of life through the medium of recreational and competitive sports and arts.

•  Limbcare - A Charity which aims to supply information that is free and available to anyone who wishes to learn more about life as an amputee and the opportunities available to the limb impaired.

• Finding Your Feet - a charity supporting families affected by amputation through a range of sporting initiatives and social inclusion projects designed to affect both physical and mental well being.

• Work with VSO and help people in the world's poorest countries get the healthcare they so desperately need.

• www.physiofirst.org.uk - Organisation of Chartered Physiotherapists in private practice.

• www.therapy-directory.org.uk - Information about complimentary therapists and a facility to search for a practitioner in your area.

• Parasport has been designed to inform, educate, inspire and signpost disabled people to high quality sporting opportunities.

• World Physiotherapy Network for Amputee Rehabilitation. Open to Physiotherapists who are a member of a World Physiotherapy member organisation e.g. the CSP -who have an interest in or who work in Amputee rehabilitation.

• After Trauma - this is a new website launched by the Royal London Hospital. The website aims to provide a community for patients and families to rebuild lives and support each other after experiencing a traumatic injury. In the future it is hoped there will also be resources for clinicians

Organisations related to Amputee Rehabilitation

• The Limbless Association 

• British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association (BLESMA)

• The Disabled Living Foundation 

• Murray Foundation Support service for all those affected by limb loss or absence in Scotland

• REACH Helping children with upper limb differences live life without limits

• Steps working for all those whose lives are affected by childhood lower limb conditions.

• Special Interest Group Amputee Management (SIGAM) Part of the British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine

• Medico Legal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists(MLACP) - A group of physiotherapists providing reports and expert knowledge for legal purposes. A forum for physiotherapists involved in medico legal work.