News & Patient Stories

Feb 13, 2024

For Josh and Melissa Bryan, it was love at first sight. Though these high school sweethearts parted ways when Melissa went to college, they rekindled their relationship five years later at a family wedding.

Jun 14, 2024

While early evidence suggests improvement in joint and limb loading mechanics during walking with a bone-anchored limb compared to socket prosthesis use, a team of researchers found

Jun 24, 2024

When David Schlicht completed an aerial ski jump at the Park City Utah Olympic Park three years ago, his aspirations were as high as the air he caught on the cork 720 trick he landed.

Jun 24, 2024

Pooling specialized knowledge from multiple disciplines and working together to improve outcomes for patients with complex limb loss issues seems like a great idea. As increasing attention is focused on the growth and success of such teams, we asked multidisciplinary team members where the idea started, why it didn’t happen sooner, and where it’s going.

Apr 4, 2022

On July 4, 2022, I was barely able to move, heavy chested, fatigued, sweating, heart was racing, and my body felt swollen. I was taken to the hospital. After getting things checked out, they told me I was positive for COVID-19. I had told them about my previous history of pericarditis and myocarditis, and they just said that my heart rate was most likely elevated due to the virus and had me go home that day.

Feb 15, 2023

Once bound for the Olympics, Steamboat skier David Schlicht suffered a terrible accident during practice and ultimately opted for a below-knee amputation. With support from his mom, dad and sister, David’s facing his future with infectious optimism. Photo by John Russell for UCHealth.

Feb 21, 2023

As small town populations decline, people in places like western Kansas look for ways to keep their rural farming and ranching lifestyle alive for the next generation. Some families think youth rodeo might be part of the answer.

Jan 13, 2021

It’s not often you manage to damage yourself in a city of 70,000 – the population of Broomfield or Castle Rock – that’s also the middle of nowhere. So it was, though, for Wim Haverhals. During the week leading up to Labor Day 2017, the 50-year-old Denver IT professional was back in Black Rock City, Nevada, for the annual weeklong Burning Man arts and music festival.