New Business Helps Amputees Stay Active

A Kinnelon resident is helping those who have lost their legs a chance to walk again.

Brooke Artesi is an amputee. She lost part of her right leg and foot when she was 15. She owns Sunshine Prosthetics and Orthotics in Wayne.

“Each of our patients has a unique need,” Artesi said in a press release. “Providing the best care possible for our patients is our main focus and my goal is to keep people active.”

Artesi opened he business earlier this year. The facility provides personalized care by designing custom devices for physically-challenged adults and children with prosthetics.

Artesi competes annually in the Extremity Games, an adaptive sports competition for amputees, and has won awards for both rock climbing and kayaking.

“I am very happy to support new businesses in our area that provide much needed services to our local community, like the ones Brooke provides to her patients,” Wayne Mayor Chris Vergano said in a statement.

The facility is located at 1700 Route 23 North, Suite 180.

For more information call 973-696-8100 or visit the company’s website.