June 25, 2019
San Antonio, Texas, June 25, 2019 — After falling off of his roof in 2013, 41-year-old San Antonio father of three Steve Armstrong fractured both his legs and ankles, requiring 12 surgeries over five grueling years. Armstrong’s left leg never fully healed, leaving him in extreme pain, and unable to work or continue coaching his children’s sports teams. His mobility was so limited, he could not climb the stairs in his own home to tuck his children in at night. Armstrong’s sedentary life took a toll – he gained weight, fell into depression and desperately missed interacting with his kids, who were seven, six, and three at the time of his accident.
Since going through an elective below-the-knee amputation in January and being fit with a custom-designed prosthetic leg from Hanger Clinic, Armstrong has finally found restored mobility, is able to walk without experiencing pain with every step, and all around enjoy life again – coaching his boys’ baseball team, walking his dog, beginning a daily workout, playing with his kids and waking up excited to tackle each day.
San Antonio journalists recently attended one of Armstrong’s prosthetic follow-up appointments with his Hanger Clinic prosthetist, Justin Pfaff, CPO, to meet Armstrong and learn more about his moving story. The following are some of the resulting news stories:
Spectrum News San Antonio: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2019/06/13/elective-surgery-brings-man-life-changing-mobility#
WOAI-TV (NBC): https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/father-elected-for-leg-amputation-to-play-with-his-kids-again
KABB-TV (FOX): https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/father-elected-for-leg-amputation-to-play-with-his-kids-again
About Hanger Clinic – Hanger Clinic provides comprehensive, outcomes-based orthotic and prosthetic solutions at more than 925 patient care locations nationwide, and is part of the Hanger, Inc. ecosystem of diversified companies. Rooted in clinical research, excellence and innovation, its 1,700 board-certified clinicians provide customized solutions for all ages designed to increase the mobility and function of each person they have the honor of serving. For more information on Hanger Clinic, visit HangerClinic.com.
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Annie Myers
External Relations Manager
(210) 440-7380 or [email protected]