If you are the right person for a myoelectric upper extremity prosthesis, your SCOPe practitioner can work with you to demonstrate what's possible almost instantaneously. Every patient can be evaluated; current technology lets us simulate a myoelectric fitting in a matter of minutes, so you can experience it for yourself.

Externally powered prostheses have many advantages over more conventional prostheses. Patients who receive a myoelectric prosthesis have a substantially greater grip force than patients using a cable-operated system. Whether the prosthesis is a hook or a hand, no harness is necessary to suspend the prosthesis, and it can be controlled anywhere you can reach (i.e. above your head or behind your back).

The best part of myoelectric control is that you can use the same basic muscles that controlled the wrist and fingers to control the opening and closing of the prosthetic hand and or wrist. You can also vary the speed and force of operation. Best of all, most patients can be taught the control activity in less then five minutes.

We have treated patients whose myoelectric upper extremity prostheses have allowed them to regain abilities they never imagined. One patient returned to his profession as an auto mechanic. Another woman's dream was to continue being an independent, full-time, stay-at-home mom who cared for her children and family. Her myoelectric prosthesis made that possible.

It is incredibly inspiring to see a person picking up an object for the first time following an amputation. In those moments, when we see our patients' faces, we see a world of possibility revealing itself for the very first time.