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A Step Ahead Prosthetics & Orthotics’ mission is to give our patients the tools, information, and resources necessary to allow them to achieve their goals. We provide healthcare, advocacy, and educational services so that our patients can live life without limitations!

At A Step Ahead Prosthetics, we provide healthcare through designing and fitting customized prostheses for patients of all ages and functional levels. In addition, we coordinate your rehabilitation with your physician and other members of the rehabilitation team. A Step Ahead’s prosthetists have a combined experience of over 30 years.

A Step Ahead Prosthetics is recognized world wide as a leader and innovator in prosthetic design. Through ongoing research and development, the staff of A Step Ahead Prosthetics have developed specializations in many areas including prosthetic socket design for lower extremity and upper extremity amputees, pediatric and congenital anomalies, customized sports prosthetics, micro-processor knees and foot and ankle systems, myo-electric prosthetics, bionic prosthetics and the Skin Tones System ™ custom silicone skin coverings.  A Step Ahead Prosthetics also supports a team of over 75 athletes in a variety of sports ranging from world record-holding athletes to Junior Team A Step Ahead athletes.

With our extensive knowledge of prosthetics and health insurance for prosthetics we help you fight for your rights as a patient to obtain the best possible prosthesis, to allow you to live life without limitations!

Prosthetic technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace. A Step Ahead leads the prosthetics industry by offering the most up-to-date, technologically-advanced prosthetics available. By working closely with the leading manufacturers in the prosthetics industry, we are now able to provide a unique opportunity for patients to evaluate the latest prosthetic components under the supervision of A Step Ahead's certified prosthetists.  

At our facility, you can now test-drive the full bionic platform from Ossur including the Rheo Knee, Proprio Foot and Ankle System, and the Power Knee. The bionic platform incorporates sophisticated artificial intelligence which learns the users gait pattern to provide an experience superior to traditional prosthetics. Or you can try Otto Bock's popular C-Leg, which utilizes microprocessor-controlled hydraulics that dynamically adapt to all walking speeds in real time. In addition, many types of running feet are available for the user to test.

A Step Ahead offers much more than lower-extremity prosthetics. Myoelectric upper-extremity components are also available for the user to try including the innovative I-Limb by Touch Bionics and the Sensor Speed hand by Otto Bock.

The future in prosthetics is looking bright, with ground-breaking research now being conducted in both osseointegration and neuro-bionics. A Step Ahead is proud to be working directly with the top physicians and manufacturers in these fields on developing the next generation of prosthetics.  

A Step Ahead is the industry forerunner in fitting and evaluating prosthetic components including micro-processor knees, foot and ankle systems, upper-extremity myoelectrics, and running feet. Our world-class facility also houses our experienced insurance department and legal team, which have a 98% success rate in winning insurance appeals that involve denial of prosthetic technology. Where others fail, we fight for patients' rights.
   
Call our office at 516-681-3484 to set up an appointment for a free consultation and to test drive the newest advances in prosthetic technology. 

Make sure that you try it before you buy it.

For more information on the newest technology in prosthetics, go to the following links:

http://www.ottobock.com/cps/rde/xchg/SID-3F574DD1-0360A40B/ob_com_en/hs.xsl/1913.html

http://www.ossur.com/?PageID=12729

http://www.touchbionics.com/i-LIMB

http://www.ossur.com/pages/13916

Proprio Foot and Ankle System	i-Limb by Touch Bionics	C-Leg Microprocessor Knee

On Monday, November 9th, Erik Schaffer, C.P. and Phil Kreuter, P.T. participated in the closing bell ceremony of the NASDAQ stock market. Erik and Phil were invited as guests of Ossur, Inc. Jon Sigurdsson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ossur, rang the closing bell to mark the company's tenth year of trading publicly on NASDAQ OMX Iceland, and also commemorate its new dual listing on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen. Representatives of Ossur’s senior management team from Iceland and the United States accompanied Mr. Sigurdsson at this event.

Amy Palmiero-Winters Named USATF Athlete of the Week

Amy Palmiero-Winters was announced as USA Track and Field’s Athlete of the Week for the week of October 21st. Amy’s winning time of 18 hours and 54 minutes in the Heartland 100 Ultramarathon in Kansas on October 11th was the second-fastest time among women in the history of the race. Her status as Athlete of the Week places her in the company of many other world-class runners and track and field athletes in the U.S.

To read this article on the USATF's website, click the following link:

http://www.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?duid=USATF_2009_10_21_13_10_28

A Step Ahead is happy to announce that we are increasing our presence on the Web by taking advantage of two popular internet services: Facebook and blogging. We have recently launched both of these to provide an opportunity for individuals with limb loss, health care professionals, family members and others to have a forum for communication about news and issues that have an impact on amputees. In addition, the blog and Facebook sites will allow A Step Ahead to increase its reach to the world providing our regular news and updates.

To log on to the blog, go to http://astepaheadblog.blogspot.com/

To log on to the Facebook site go to http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=128805480264&ref=nf

We welcome your postings and comments at both of these sites, and look forward to seeing you there!

NEW! Patient Intake Forms

To expedite your initial consultation at A Step Ahead Prosthetics, you can fill out our intake sheet and forms prior to your appointment. Click the button below and print all the forms. Complete and sign all the paperwork and bring it with you to your first appointment.

These forms require Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have it, click here to download it:

    Video Consultations Now Available

A Step Ahead now offers potential patients and current patients around the world live video consultations with our prosthetists via Skype video conferencing.  With this technology, we can demonstrate prosthetic designs and components using photographs and direct visualization. In addition, video consultation allows us to more accurately assess a new patient before traveling to our facility in New York, while current patients can discuss and visually demonstrate any issues they may be having to their prosthetist. Anyone with a computer, webcam, and broadband internet connection can take advantage of this exciting new opportunity. For more information and details about how to set up a video consultation, contact our office at (516) 681-3484 or click the following link: 

http://www.astepaheadonline.com/video_consult.html

A Step Ahead Prosthetics and Orthotics is dedicated to providing above knee and below knee amputees with the best in prosthetic legs, artificial arms, artificial hands, and artificial limbs. Our staff specializes in c legs, finger prosthesis, flex foot, leg prosthetics, prosthetic arms, prosthetic hands, and other prosthetic limbs and prosthetic appliances.