Device Shape & Length
We make the insole/device length and width to fit the size of the shoe you tell us the patient is wearing. We do not use the foot sketch for the shape and length of the device, we use this for...
View ArticleFoot Sketches
Providing a foot sketch will allow us to further customise your orthotic devices by placing the cut out’s in the correct place for your patient. We have complimentary carbon copy foot sketch forms. A...
View ArticleCommonly Used Additions
Teardrop Pads Smaller version of 2-4 metatarsal dome pads, sitting under just one metatarsal shaft, lifting the shaft and head. Providing deflection from a single prominent or dropped lesser...
View ArticleHow to Cast Using Casting Bandage
For best results cast your patient lying prone. Cast one foot at a time. When using casting bandage double it over to make a stronger cast. Measure 2 lengths of casting bandage, the first piece...
View ArticleNeutral Zone Prescription Platform
The Neutral Zone Prescription Platform contains all the essential elements necessary to help you assess and quantify your prescription requirements. It is a simple, practical, low cost, time...
View ArticleTypes Of Orthotic Devices
Most shoes are not completely flat and contain a shoe pitch gradient of at least 10mm. Any height of shoe pitch gradient will have the same effect as a heel raise and will assist sagittal plane motion...
View ArticlePrescription Tips
PPL’s SHORT BIOMECHANICAL ASSESSMENT FORM will help you undertake the assessment Notes to help you complete the Assessment Form: Assessing the foot with the patient prone is easier, as you are not...
View ArticleQuantifying Your Assessment
Traditional methods of quantifying biomechanical assessment findings using bisection lines and angle finders have been shown to be unreliable and unrepeatable, both intra and inter rata. Objective...
View ArticleAssessment Basics
Abnormal gait patterns occur as a result of underlying causes (ie Leg length discrepancy) and the body's compensation for these. The primary focus of biomechanical assessment is to identify the...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Biomechanics
This section introduces you to the fundamental principles of lower limb and foot biomechanics and takes you through some of the essential elements of assessment and prescription. Research has still not...
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