Orthotics

As part of your rehabilitation journey, a comprehensive assessment will be conducted to evaluate your movement, alignment, and functional abilities. This enables us to design a personalised orthotic intervention plan, tailored to support your specific needs and rehabilitation goals.

Our expert team provides a wide range of orthotic solutions to enhance mobility, stability, and function. These include:

  • Ankle Foot Orthotics: Ankle-Foot Orthoses (AFOs), Advanced level Ankle-Foot Orthoses, ankle bracing, SAFOs (Silicone Ankle-Foot Orthoses) and other prescription orthoses.
  • Knee Orthotics: Advanced knee bracing systems for enhanced control and support.
  • Knee Ankle Foot Orthotics: Known as KAFOs, for the purpose of stabilisation and/or improved lower limb dysfunction, involving both knee and ankle joint.
  • Foot Orthotics: Custom moulded foot orthoses for postural control, improved proprioceptive feed and pressure relief, and other prescription orthoses.
  • Prescription Footwear: Rehabilitation footwear for the purpose of enhancement of stability and improved biomechanical lower limb function.
  • Upper Limb Orthotics: Prescription upper limb orthoses to relieve discomfort, stabilise posture, improve function, prevention of progression of contractures and deformities.
  • Specialist Systems: Lycra dynamic orthoses, carbon fibre lower limb orthoses.
  • MDT Approach and collaboration: Assessment and prescription with multi-disciplinary team to ensure clients requirements are optimised, including Neuro Physiotherapy, Neuro Occupational therapy, Specialist Expert Orthotist and Neuro Rehabilitation Consultant.

In addition to providing bespoke orthotic devices, we integrate advanced rehabilitation techniques such as gait analysis, pressure mapping, and innovative assistive technologies to optimise mobility, comfort, and independence.

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Testimonials

What Our Patients Say

“Thanks to Askham rehab team, we’ve seen a dramatic improvement. We know she’s now back to us again because she started to become more of her cheeky self again”

Family of Miss J, Brain Injury Patient

“Without coming to Askham she wouldn’t be where she is today, everyone has been so friendly and helpful it’s an amazing place.”

Family member of Mrs B

“I’m doing more things – I didn’t bother before and I spent all my time in bed. The equipment there is good too, all the new stuff they have, as well as the arm bike and leg bike that I now use regularly. I’m now spending time out of my room every day which I wasn’t before.”

Mr A, Stroke Patient

Find out more about Askham Rehab

If you would like to learn more about the work we do at Askham Rehab, why not drop us a message and have a chat with one of our team of dedicated professionals.

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