To ensure a clear and straightforward path to prosthetics, informational materials have been prepared on the state system for providing prosthetics, orthotics, and other rehabilitation aids—from limb preparation to receiving the necessary services and support.
The materials were developed by Protez Hub in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, and the Social Protection Fund for Persons with Disabilities.
The booklets contain practical information:
how to prepare the stump for prosthetics
- how to care for the stump and the prosthesis
- how to proceed when filling out paperwork
- how to choose a prosthetist or prosthetics company
- what additional rehabilitation aids are available
- how to prevent phantom pain
- what you should know about osseointegration
- how the right to free choice in prosthetics is implemented
The materials are available for download in JPG and PDF formats at the following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hKy7VwZMhB2sRLwnWiv8tqqU-zIQV7XC
These materials will be useful not only to veterans, but also to veterans’ support specialists, social workers, career counselors, veterans’ organizations, communities, and everyone who helps Defenders transition from recovery to an active life.
Based on materials from the Ministry of Veterans Affairs