Athletic Prosthetics in Kansas City for Sports Performance and Active Lifestyles

Custom Prosthetic Solutions Designed for Movement

Cotton Orthotic and Prosthetic Associates provides custom sports prosthetics that meet your personal goals.

Trusted across Overland Park, Kansas City, and surrounding communities, Dan T. Cotton, an ABC-certified prosthetist-orthotist, works with you to understand your body, your activity level, and what you want to accomplish before recommending a prosthetic solution.

Whether you are a competitive athlete or simply someone who wants to maintain the activities you enjoy, we’re here to help you keep moving.

Athletic Prosthetics Start With Your Goals

There’s no rule about what prosthetic solution works best for athletes or those with an active lifestyle.

For example, runners place different demands on a prosthesis than weightlifters. Cycling, hiking, court sports, recreational exercise, and other activities each require different options for stability, comfort, range of motion, impact, and control.

That is why our process begins by understanding your goals. We take the time to discuss your current mobility, the activities you enjoy, and the challenges you are experiencing. From there, we explore components and adjustments that meet your individual needs.

Get to Know Our Sports Prosthetics Fitting Process

Proper fit, alignment, component selection, and continued adjustment are essential when developing a prosthetic solution for an active lifestyle.

Expect this process at our clinic:

Listening: We learn about your activity level, athletic interests, mobility challenges, and goals.
Evaluation: We evaluate your residual limb, current prosthesis, gait, alignment, and overall fit.
Fitting: We take precise measurements and impressions to create a customized socket and prosthetic solution.
Selection: We select components based on factors such as your level of activity, stability needs, movement patterns, and intended use.
Adjustments: We make adjustments as you begin using the prosthesis and identify opportunities to improve comfort, control, and function.
Optimization: We continue working with you as your body, activities, or goals change.

When appropriate, we can also coordinate with physical therapists and other members of your care team to support your return to activity. We’re always here as a resource and part of your support team!

Are Athletic Prosthetics Different From Everyday Prosthetic Devices?

The answer is yes. A prosthesis is typically designed primarily for everyday mobility, walking, standing, navigating stairs, and more. Athletic activities can introduce substantially greater forces, speeds, ranges of motion, and repetitive impacts.

This changes the kind of device you need to perform at your best. For some patients, the best solution may be a prosthesis designed specifically for an activity of choice. Others may benefit from adjusting or upgrading components on a prosthesis they already use. We can help you understand the options available based on your goals.

Athletic Prosthetic Solutions for Running, Sports, and Active Lifestyles

Explore these customizable prosthetic options we offer for your active lifestyle:

Above-the-Knee Prosthetics: These are custom prosthetic legs for individuals with an above-the-knee amputation. Component selection may include prosthetic knee and foot technologies chosen according to mobility, stability, and activity requirements.
Below-the-Knee Prosthetics: Also customized, these prosthetic legs are for individuals with a below-the-knee amputation and preserve use of the natural knee joint. We evaluate socket fit, alignment, and prosthetic foot options based on your movement goals.
Running Prosthetics: If running is one of your goals, a prosthetic leg for running may require different components than a device primarily intended for everyday walking. We can evaluate your needs and discuss options designed to accommodate higher-impact movement and increased activity.
Prosthetic Running Blades: For some runners and athletes, prosthetic running blades may be an option for activity-specific use. We can help determine whether this type of component is appropriate for your goals and discuss fitting, alignment, and adjustment.
Activity-Specific Prosthetics: Your equipment needs can change depending on the activity. We can discuss prosthetic solutions for fitness, recreation, training, and other athletic pursuits based on your individual needs.
Custom Sockets: A secure, comfortable socket provides the foundation for controlling your prosthesis. We custom-fabricate sockets and make adjustments as your activity level changes.
Prosthetic Component Upgrades: You may not need an entirely new prosthesis to pursue your activity goals. Depending on your current device, we can evaluate whether changes to your socket, foot, knee, suspension system, or other components better support your activity.

Local Athletic Prosthetic Care for Kansas City Athletes

Having your prosthetist nearby matters when you’re performing at a high level. Whether you’re experiencing an uncomfortable socket, you have an alignment concern, you’re noticing a worn component, or you require small change, we can make a difference.

Cotton Orthotic and Prosthetic Associates of Overland Park serves athletes throughout the Kansas City area. Having a local prosthetics team makes it easier to return for adjustments, discuss new activities, troubleshoot concerns, and continue refining your device.

Schedule a Sports Prosthetics Consultation Today

Cotton Orthotic and Prosthetic Associates can help you return to what you enjoy and offer a path forward for wherever your journey takes you next.

Tell us what you want to get back to or what you hope to try for the first time. We’ll evaluate your needs, discuss the prosthetic options available, and help you find a solution designed around your body, activities, and goals. We look forward to meeting you!