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For clinicians, prescribing orthotic devices is only the first step. Ensuring patients understand how to properly wear, care for, and integrate these devices into their daily routines is essential for successful outcomes.
Lindsay A. DeToro
Recent Posts
Children living with cerebral palsy (CP) face unique challenges every day. Muscle stiffness, weakness, and difficulty with coordination can make walking, playing, or even standing up a strenuous task. While therapies and medical interventions remain essential, one crucial piece of the care plan ...
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Chronic foot pain can severely limit a patient's mobility, independence, and quality of life. Common chronic foot pain causes include plantar fasciitis, arthritis, bursitis, diabetic neuropathy, and post-injury complications. While supportive shoes or over-the-counter inserts may offer temporary ...
Tags: Orthotic Treatment, Custom Orthotics, Diabetic Neuropathy, Pain Management, Patient Care
Children facing physical challenges—whether from developmental conditions, neurological disorders, or musculoskeletal contractures—often require solutions that go beyond medication or surgery. Pediatric orthotics focuses on the design and application of orthotic braces for children.
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The limitations, pain, and restricted range of motion associated with elbow contractures can significantly impact the overall quality of life. An elbow injury can lead to frustration, loss of independence, and reduced participation in once-enjoyable activities for your patients. Physical ...
When it comes to managing knee conditions and injuries either instead of surgery or as part of recovery after surgery, physicians often rely on knee orthoses (knee braces) to provide their patients with support, stability, and pain relief. However, with various options available in the market, ...
Tags: Orthotic Treatment, Patient Care
When it comes to maintaining proper knee-ankle-foot alignment, controlling motion, and minimizing pain associated with various lower extremity injuries or conditions, there are a variety of effective treatment options, including surgery. However, other effective treatment options are available for ...
Determining whether an adult patient would benefit from an orthotic device can sometimes be tricky. Considerations such as the extent of the injury or condition, the patient's weight, pain intensity, level of mobility needed, and other goals can complicate physicians' treatment plans.
Tags: Orthotic Treatment, Pediatric Orthotics, Custom Orthotics, Patient Care
Earlier in 2021, our blog titled "A Complete Guide to Pediatric Orthotic Bracing" provided answers to frequently asked questions about pediatric orthotics and discussed options available to treat children with conditions like Blount’s Disease, Rickets, and Bow Leg.
Tags: Pediatric Orthotics
Developing patient treatment plans is like buying a pair of jeans or choosing a vehicle – it's no one-size-fits-all approach, and brand matters.
