CYP Now - Collaborative project sees young people help design their own prosthetic limbs

Disabled young people who use prosthetic limbs have worked with technicians and clinicians to devise new products that will improve the comfort and quality of prosthetics, making their lives better.

When asked what he hoped to get out of taking part in the Starworks Innovation Project, one eight-year-old boy said he just wanted a prosthetic that enabled him to "run and play with my friends at school".

Finding practical prosthetic solutions for disabled children was the aim of Starworks, which was led by a co-operative made up of Devices for Dignity, the NIHR and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

To gain a clearer insight into the everyday practical issues faced by children and young people who use prosthetics, the co-operative held a series of "sandpit" workshop events across the country that were attended by 56 children and family members. At these workshops they were able to talk to healthcare professionals, industry experts and academics.

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