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Plantar Fasciitis Exercises with Resistance Band
This exercise is designed to strengthen the small muscles in the foot, helping alleviate symptoms of plantar fasciitis. Regularly incorporating this into your routine can improve foot strength and flexibility.
The video below illustrates the exercise perfectly from NHS Ayrshire & Arran.
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Living with Newly Diagnosed Drop Foot
Being diagnosed with drop foot can be overwhelming, but understanding the condition and its management options can make a significant difference in improving your quality of life. Drop foot, also known as foot drop, is a condition that causes difficulty in lifting the front part of the foot, often leading to an altered gait.
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Proven and Trusted Materials for Foot Support
Did you know that research published in British Medical Journal found that foot pain affects over 200 million people worldwide? Your footwear choices matter more than you think.
Foot support is the assistance that is provided to the feet to maintain their natural structure, alignment, and functionality. Correct foot support can reduce the risk of overstraining muscles, tendons, and ligaments by keeping your joints aligned and moving properly.
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Why every podiatrist needs modifiable chairside insoles
While there are many off-the-shelf orthotics, these insoles may not marry up to the needs of the patient when presented straight out of the box, which means that modifications may be necessary to support the foot and help alleviate issues.
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Guide to Producing Cost-Effective Custom Foot Orthotics
In principle, the use of custom-made foot orthotics allows clinicians to provide a more accurate device to better treat patients, however this depends on the materials and methods used, as well as cost and manufacturing time. Staff shortages within O&P roles, as well as funding cuts, means that orthotists and workshop managers need to use the most cost and time effective materials and methods to best serve their patients.
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How Voxelcare is Revolutionising Orthotics
According to NHS data, there are an estimated two million orthotic patients treated at one time in England alone. From diabetes to post op trauma, orthotic services provide health benefits for a wide range of conditions in a variety of settings.
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Algeos BAPO O&P Technician of the year 2022
Algeos have once again committed to sponsoring the BAPO technician of the year award, we feel it is important to award colleagues in the O&P community that go the extra mile, and to let the industry know about the superb technicians we have and how much of an impact they have on their patients’ lives every single day.
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BAPO 2020 Winners
Algeos are pleased to announce the winners of the BAPO Technician of the Year. We had over 20 nominations this year and again was a difficult decision. Congratulations to our winners who contributed so much to the O&P Industry, their colleagues and of course the end user patients.
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Voxelcare Partner with Algeos
Voxelcare, a well-known and much respected software and hardware engineering company, announce a new partnership with Algeos, one of the UK’s largest distributors in the orthopaedic, orthotic and prosthetic markets.
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Algeos Technician of the Year Award 2018
This National competition recognises Technicians that improve the quality of patients lives. Algeos was delighted to sponsor the BAPO Technician of the year award which recognises the unsung heroes of orthotics and prosthetics for the hard work and devotion over the previous 12 months.
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3D Technology to Print Insoles
Pioneering 3D technology that can print a pair of insoles in an hour will be unveiled at the BAPO (The British Association of Prosthetists & Orthotists) conference in Manchester today (March 20th). The revolutionary new technology allows custom-made and more supportive insoles to be created six times faster than anything else on the market.
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The Orthotic Cup 2013 Tournament
This year’s event was held in Sheffield on Saturday 1st June. It was a glorious day which set the tone for a most enjoyable day. This was the 12th annual tournament held in conjunction with www.orthotictechnicians.com and and we raised £130.00 for our chosen charity this year, Meningitis UK.