Ronnie
Ronnie's story
Ronnie likes the fact that Protec takes a closer look at his way of moving. In 2013 I fell unluckily on a trampoline and broke my lower leg, with major consequences. At a certain point there was no good blood supply to the lower leg and unfortunately my leg had to be amputated through the knee. Extensive analysis In the magazine of the association KorterMaarKrachtig I read about an open day at Protec. I registered and went, that was in October 2019. During that open day, there was a lot of attention for my story, my prosthesis, but also for the way I could walk and stand with it. I found that very special. For this I got a prosthesis from my instrument maker and that was it. I was then the one who asked questions about new possibilities, adjustments, etc., which was not something the instrument maker assumed. My way of walking, my energy consumption and my healthy leg were not taken into account. So that was done here. They think along with me. After that open day I made the decision to become a customer of Protec and so far it has worked out really well and surprisingly! My instrument maker Kas thinks along with me very much. He continues to ask where others stopped. For example, he wants to know exactly which activities I want to perform and, based on that information, makes an inventory of what kind of prosthesis I need. Brainstorming with the instrument maker I am a sporty type, I like mountain biking, climbing and hiking in the mountains. For example, last year when I just had a new prosthetic knee I made a six-hour trip in the mountains with quite a few meters of altitude. I'm lucky with the fact that I never suffer from wounds or blisters, by the way. I have an old prosthesis that I use for mountain climbing and an old prosthesis especially for mountain biking. With Kas I can brainstorm about what I need for my daily prosthesis and the prostheses I use for sports. Gait training and gait analysis are part of it I also received gait training from Frank, the personal exercise coach. I went out with him to walk. He gave me some small tips and confirmed that my running pattern was good. Look, not much needed to be changed, but it's still nice to have confirmation that it's all right! In addition, the gait analysis that is regularly done there gave me a lot of insight into my way of walking and what happens while walking. It's really added value for me to know what's going on. All in all, I am very satisfied with the switch. Want to read more customer experiences? Click here.