{"id":1073,"date":"2015-02-21T15:43:46","date_gmt":"2015-02-21T15:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/?page_id=1073"},"modified":"2021-06-24T13:52:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T13:52:40","slug":"assessment-manufacturing-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/orthotics\/assessment-manufacturing-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Assessment \/ Manufacturing process"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<h2 style=\"text-align: left;color: #002359;\">Assessment<\/h2>[vc_column_text]<strong>What to Bring\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bring 2-3 pairs of shoes \u2013 ones that you wear most often<\/li>\n<li>Pants that can be rolled up above knees or shorts<\/li>\n<li>Any of your old orthotics good or bad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What to Expect\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biomechanical evaluation performed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Pedorthist1.png\">Canadian Certified Pedorthist<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Medical history<\/li>\n<li>Examination \u2013 orthopaedic evaluation of the lower extremity, including posture alignment, range of motion, strength and testing for abnormalities<\/li>\n<li>Gait Analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If the client and pedorthist agree that orthotics are appropriate, a cast of the foot will be taken to create a 3 dimensional positive image of the foot using either the foam box or plaster slipper casting techniques.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1424583631423{margin-top: 40px !important;}&#8221; align_title=&#8221;left&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<h2 style=\"text-align: left;color: #002359;\">Manufacturing Process<\/h2>[vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1424584048264{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;]<h3 style=\"text-align: left;color: #002359;\">A plaster positive will be created from negative cast of the client's foot<\/h3>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1074&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221; border_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;grey&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1424584062461{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1080&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221; border_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;]<h3 style=\"text-align: left;color: #002359;\">The plaster will be prepared as per the pedorthists instructions<\/h3>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;grey&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1424584073564{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;]<h3 style=\"text-align: left;color: #002359;\">Material will be heated and vacuum formed over the plaster positive using a vacuum press to form the shell. The shell will be trimmed and finished using a grinder.<\/h3>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1081&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221; border_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;grey&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1424584062461{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1083&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221; border_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1424584219930{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;]<h3 style=\"text-align: left;color: #002359;\">Posting and additions will be added to the shell to meet to the pedorthist's treatment requirements. Top cover material will be added and trimmed appropriately to fit the client's footwear.<\/h3>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;grey&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1424584062461{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;]<h3 style=\"text-align: left;color: #002359;\">Normal turnaround 3-4 weeks<\/h3>[vc_column_text]<strong>Dispensing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure orthotics fit into the footwear<\/li>\n<li>In-store trial<\/li>\n<li>Clients usually find orthoses feel \u201cweird or different\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Pedorthist will review break-in period<\/li>\n<li>Adjustments can be performed on site if necessary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1085&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221; border_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1424584609217{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;grey&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]What to Bring\u2026 Bring 2-3 pairs of shoes \u2013 ones that you wear most often Pants that can be rolled up above knees or shorts Any of your old orthotics good or bad What to Expect\u2026 Biomechanical evaluation performed by a Canadian Certified Pedorthist Medical history Examination \u2013 orthopaedic evaluation of the lower extremity, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1053,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1073"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1073\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthohealth.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}