The Good Leg Project: This is what Progress Looks Like...
My name is Max Conserva. When I was 8 years-old I was involved in a life-altering vehicle accident that left me with a severe and unique injury to my leg. After my initial recovery, my progress quickly ground to a halt. No surgical procedures left to try. No new devices in development. In the 25+ years that I have lived with my deformed leg, nothing had progressed: The same physical therapy, the same orthotic devices, the same surgical procedures. Reading between the lines, the message had been clear, "Live with it".
The hell with that. A few years ago I decided to take my condition into my own hands. I decided to blaze a trail for myself. I began with no specific skills, no team, no clue where to start and not even a garage to work in. Despite this beginning, in a short amount of time I progressed further than I had in the previous two decades. I went from a non-active life to one of no physical limits. My leg went from a source of embarrassment to a point of pride. From pants all the time, to shorts everyday. From a novice concerning my condition to an expert. From a consumer of health care to an orchestrator of it. I went from a place where medical professionals said they couldn't do anything for me, to one where professionals from all over the world are excited to work with me. Where solutions didn't exist, I created them.
I launched The Good Leg Project to serve as a journal of my journey. To show what progress looks like in the face of a seemingly intractable medical condition. Progress isn't fancy or sexy. It doesn't start in an expensive laboratory with a team of scientists. It starts with a single person at a workbench or in a gym. It happens with passion and commitment. It's a grind. It's waking up everyday, reflecting on the pain and chipping away at the problem bit by bit. Everyday building, training, testing. Finding what needs to be learned and learning it. Failing and trying again. This is what progress looks like.
I'm always looking for passionate people to work with. If you'd like to collaborate on some part of my vision or need some help getting started on your own journey, reach out to me, let's do epic stuff.
The hell with that. A few years ago I decided to take my condition into my own hands. I decided to blaze a trail for myself. I began with no specific skills, no team, no clue where to start and not even a garage to work in. Despite this beginning, in a short amount of time I progressed further than I had in the previous two decades. I went from a non-active life to one of no physical limits. My leg went from a source of embarrassment to a point of pride. From pants all the time, to shorts everyday. From a novice concerning my condition to an expert. From a consumer of health care to an orchestrator of it. I went from a place where medical professionals said they couldn't do anything for me, to one where professionals from all over the world are excited to work with me. Where solutions didn't exist, I created them.
I launched The Good Leg Project to serve as a journal of my journey. To show what progress looks like in the face of a seemingly intractable medical condition. Progress isn't fancy or sexy. It doesn't start in an expensive laboratory with a team of scientists. It starts with a single person at a workbench or in a gym. It happens with passion and commitment. It's a grind. It's waking up everyday, reflecting on the pain and chipping away at the problem bit by bit. Everyday building, training, testing. Finding what needs to be learned and learning it. Failing and trying again. This is what progress looks like.
I'm always looking for passionate people to work with. If you'd like to collaborate on some part of my vision or need some help getting started on your own journey, reach out to me, let's do epic stuff.