CROW Walker – Charcot Restraint Orthotic Walker is a brace used to offload pressure from the foot and ankle.  It is usually used for patients who have complications such as ulcers and/or  Charcot joints from Diabetic Neuropathy.  The CROW works to reduce forces around the ankle and joints of the foot as well as reducing [...]

Diabetes Mellitus – also known as diabetes; a condition where the body does not produce or use insulin properly resulting in abnormal fluctuations of the blood sugar.  High blood sugar can cause damage to blood vessels and nerves which may result in Diabetic Neuropathy.  Damage to nerves with diabetic neuropathy can cause loss of feeling, [...]

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Foot Orthoses – also called arch supports, are devices used to help support, align, correct or cushion the feet and/or legs.  Foot orthoses can be ready made or custom made.  Custom made foot orthoses are usually molded under heat and vacuum over a plaster impression of the foot and can be made of a soft material [...]

Knee Orthosis – also called a knee brace, used to align, protect or improve function of the knee.  Many different types are available and made of many different types of material including neoprene, plastic and metal.  Some knee orthoses are ready made and others are custom made to measurements of the leg or made to [...]

Offload – remove load or pressure.  Often used in reference to removing pressure from an ulcer or boney prominence to help promote healing.  An offloading boot, shoe or brace (orthosis) may be used to help remove pressure from a diabetic foot ulcer.  A CROW or Charcot Restraint Orthotic Walker is an example.  An offloading knee [...]

Orthosis – any device that is used to support, align, correct or prevent deformity or to improve function of moveable parts of the body.  Examples include foot orthoses, ankle foot orthoses (AFO), knee orthoses, wrist hand orthoses.  Usually this medical treatment is provided by a Certified Orthotist.  Residents of Ontario may have partial coverage through [...]

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SpineCor is the first, and only true, dynamic bracing system for treating adolescent idiopathic scoliosis – a medical condition, of unknown origin, that causes side-to-side curvature of the spine in teenagers. View more presentations from Custom Orthotic Design Group.