Quality of life for people with a physical disability can be enhanced by improved mobility. Orthotic and Prosthetic (O&P) devices can significantly impact a life by enhancing independence and improve functionality.
Many people in Latvia can benefit from O&P care, but some are unable to access it. This can be due to travel barriers, financial status, lack of O&P knowledge, and many other factors. Designed to Live: APRŪPE (CARE) seeks to eliminate these barriers by providing O&P services to those that ‘fall through the gaps’ by providing adjustments, repairs, or new devices (while avoiding encroachment on governmental or private practices).
The primary goal of providing O&P services is not only a physical one, but to most importantly build authentic relationships, demonstrate God’s love, and share His message to all that are helped.

Technology

We are implementing some of the most advanced technologies into the O&P care we provide. We believe that every patient should receive the best O&P care available to us.

Professional Collaborations

Designed to Live collaborates with private and governmental O&P professionals and university students. The aim of these collaborations is to enhance O&P education and patient care through consultations, trainings, and seminars and to build authentic relationships with O&P professionals. We hope to represent Christ by claiming every workplace as a mission field.

International Work

Mission: Jordan
Kosovo

Mobile O&P Care Unit

When patients are unable to come to the Designed to Live Studio, we go to them! Designed to Live has a fully equipped O&P mobile care unit; a car that is has the necessary tools and equipment to make adjustments, repairs, patient measurements, and device fittings. This allows Designed to Live provide O&P services anywhere in Latvia.

What is O&P?

An orthotic is a device that supports, aligns, and stabilizes a limb that is intact but does not function properly.

A prosthetic is a custom made artificial limb that replaces a missing limb.