Computer
Aided design/Computer Aided manufacture (CAD/CAM) is now available
from this practice to patients who require custom-fabricated
foot orthoses.
In
designing these orthoses, the foot is initially digitised in
the correct prescriptive position and this information is used
to produce a computer model which can then be manipulated to
produce the required corrective forces for the final orthosis.
Benefits
include:
::
Accurate
modification to orthotic prescription
::
Minimal
inconvenience to the patient
::
Fast
production of orthoses
::
Re-prescription
of identical devices possible
::
Re-prescription
of modified devices possible
::
Precise
infomation regarding patient’s orthoses
available to the patient
and referral source
::
Excellent
comfort and support in final orthosis.
