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disability vs. superability

A place for those interested in anything related to the world of prosthetic devices. Those who wear a prosthesis, work in the field (O&P, anaplastologists, surgeons, to name a few), or have a general interest or inquiries about prostheses are all welcome to share their experiences and ask questions.

9k subscribers77 posts / mo in Sep 202663 authors / mosince 2009

r/Prosthetics has 9k members (+18% over the last 12 months). It gets about 77 posts a month from 63 people. Top topics: Occupational Therapy Discussions, Traveling Roles and Perspectives and Socket Sets.

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r/Prosthetics

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+18%in 12 months · +3.4% in 3 months · +1.0% in 1 month
Oct 20268.9k
Growing8.9k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

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+97%vs Sep 2025 · +1.3% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202677
BusierPeaked at 84 in Apr 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Occupational Therapy Discussions0.9%
  2. Traveling Roles and Perspectives0.4%
  3. Socket Sets0.3%
  4. Finger Techniques & Challenges0.3%
  5. Legs and Feet0.2%

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