Multidisciplinary Team Consulting
AT GIBSON ORTHOTICS
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We welcome Interdisciplinary discussions - By offering a specialised Orthotic Consulting Service when other Health Professionals would like to discuss Orthotic Options for their patients. We are committed to an MDT approach with (Orthotic Clinics) being established in and around Gauteng.
We are happy to discuss any of these with your referring therapist to ensure all members of your team are working towards the same goal. Once we have a clear treatment programme and orthotic prescription we will give you a full and exact quote for the entire treatment. |
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Clinical Gait Analysis
OUR CORNERSTONE
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Consulting offerings, this analysis service can include: Biomechanical evaluations, Leg Length discrepancy evaluations & Footwear Modifications, Orthotic Review & Treatment Plan Development. During the consultation we perform a thorough examination, including range of movement, muscle strength, hypermobility and spasticity.
We will also want to understand what your goals and expectations are from treatment. During consultations we will set out a plan for treatment and discuss what we think is achievable with our orthotics and your therapy programme. Patient evaluations, orthotic and prosthetic conceptualisation, design of orthotics, disability solution sculpting. Our patients cover a full range of ages, from paediatric to geriatric. With case loads covering both neurological and orthopaedic conditions. |
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Footwear fine Tuning
PAEDIATRIC ORTHOTIC
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A unique and proven process of designing, manufacturing, fitting and fine tuning an Orthosis to a patients’ gait, biomechanical predeposition and the provided footwear. This allows us the freedom to use a greater variety of shoes, giving the patient more option at a lower cost.
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The end result of walking
SMOOTH NATURAL ENERGY EFFICIENT
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We can fine tune all of the below orthotics:
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Fitting
FUNCTIONAL ORTHOTICS
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Are designed to control abnormal motion. As no two patients are the same, orthotics are custom fitted to ensure the best compatibility, relief & ease of movement. The fitting process can take up to one or two hours, depending on the case complexity. Sometimes, more than one fitting is required for an orthosis to be fully fine tuned and finished.
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Orthotic review
WE WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY
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With the orthosis. We want you to use it daily and feel like it is performing as we had intended. Therefore, we offer a free 3 month review service for adult patients. This means that if you have any problems that are not normal wear and tear, we will review them and correct the orthosis accordingly.
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