Paralympics athlete Nataliia Mandryk
The 2020 Paralympic silver medallist in wheelchair fencing Nataliia Mandryk visited us. During her visit, we took plaster casts of her legs and then sat down for a coffee.
Success stories
The Romera family
A visit from the south. The Romera family regularly comes to us from Kempten and has prostheses fitted here!Maria Romera had to have her left forearm amputated just 3 weeks after her birth – the reason was an embolism. Her husband Manfred Romera had to have his right leg amputated up to the thigh after …
Jan-Christoph Ihrens – a triple amputee plays table tennis
As a triple amputee, Jan-Christoph Ihrens presented us with a special challenge. He is currently fitted with a transfemoral prosthesis with C-Leg, a transtibial prosthesis with the Harmony system and a myoelectric upper arm prosthesis. Jan was also willing to answer a few questions for us: Ralph Scharpenberg: Hello Jan, nice to be able to …
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Darian – A high-tech hand for the three-cheeked kid
Little Darian from Rostock was born with dysmelia. He received his first arm prosthesis at the age of 2. Ralph Scharpenberg built him a myoelectronically controlled arm prosthesis so that he could learn to use two hands at an early age. For his young age, he went along with everything and immediately loved his “new …
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Henry Kaminski – As a peer he helps those affected
Henry Kaminski, 50, has been a left thigh amputee up to the middle of the thigh since his accident in 1989 by a landmine. As a peer counsellor, he provides voluntary counselling in hospitals. He supports people in coping with problems caused by impending or actual amputation. He also counsels people with amputations. The counselling …
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Vanessa Low – Double amputee world champion and Paralympic winner
The athlete Vanessa Low has been a satisfied customer of Orthopädie-Technik Scharpenberg since the beginning of 2016. At the head office in Rostock, the disabled athlete is optimally looked after by master orthopaedic technician Hendrik Hörenz. The two have been a well-established team since 2011. Vanessa followed her orthopaedic technician to the Baltic Sea, who …
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Our former apprentice Paul Schmitt
At the age of 20, Paul Schmidt developed bone cancer in his right leg. He initially received a tumour endoprosthesis, but it became inflamed. This led to an amputation in 2016 – a knee disarticulation was performed. Due to an inflammation, the thigh was reamputated a year later. Despite the amputation, Paul continues to do …