Canadian Paralympian Tyler Turner says he owes his life, and a gold medal, to advanced new sports prosthetics that enable movement deemed impossible just years ago. There's now a growing push to make performance prosthetics cheaper for everyday Canadians.
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- Tyler Turner uses advanced prosthetics to compete in Paralympic sports
- Modern prosthetics use lightweight, energy-storing materials for stability 36s
- Sam Paulus benefits from a $12,000 prosthetic with mountain bike shock tech 1m 16s
- Prosthetic coverage varies in Canada; sporting limbs often not funded 1m 33s
- Toronto hospital develops 3D-printed prosthetics to lower costs 1m 51s