There are several other reasons that Orthotic Specialists, Inc. is the best candidate for your pediatric care. Firstly, continuity of care is of utmost importance to us. Under usual circumstances, the orthotist who initially assesses a patient will be the orthotist who follows that patient through their entire treatment process. Secondly, our standard of practice requires that modifications to the cast molded at the initial appointment be done by the orthotist who assessed the patient and molded the cast. We feel this person is best equipped to determine the degree of bio-mechanical correction the tissues are able to tolerate.
Fortunately, with our state of the art in-house fabrication facility, each orthotist is available through every step of the process. This continuous hands-on approach results in the best functional outcomes and most comfortable fitting devices for our patients. Thirdly, continuing education is another key element of our practice. We travel internationally to acquire the most innovative, state of the art education. We are currently in the process of participating in research and development of very exciting and high tech options for extremely functional lower extremity orthotic care.
There are several other reasons that Orthotic Specialists, Inc. is the best candidate for your pediatric care. Firstly, continuity of care is of utmost importance to us. Under usual circumstances, the orthotist who initially assesses a patient will be the orthotist who follows that patient through their entire treatment process. Secondly, our standard of practice requires that modifications to the cast molded at the initial appointment be done by the orthotist who assessed the patient and molded the cast. We feel this person is best equipped to determine the degree of bio-mechanical correction the tissues are able to tolerate.
Fortunately, with our state of the art in-house fabrication facility, each orthotist is available through every step of the process. This continuous hands-on approach results in the best functional outcomes and most comfortable fitting devices for our patients. Thirdly, continuing education is another key element of our practice. We travel internationally to acquire the most innovative, state of the art education. We are currently in the process of participating in research and development of very exciting and high tech options for extremely functional lower extremity orthotic care.
We strive to share our knowledge by encouraging facility visits or phone calls from therapists regarding patients we co-treat. We also provide educational opportunities for our community therapists and families. We have initiated an ongoing brainstorming study group with our community therapists, encouraging discussions regarding difficult cases and interesting but challenging diagnosis, jointly staying abreast of state of the art treatments. As stated earlier, the multi disciplinary team approach is a high priority at Orthotic Specialists.
Our informal lectures include topics and philosophies regarding the team approach, introduction of many types of orthotic devices and the nomenclature associated with them, presentation of the virtues of in-house hands on fabrication, thorough patient care techniques, and most importantly the biomechanics of a properly fitted device. In addition to these informal lectures, we also host formal lectures offering continuing education credits to any community professional in attendance, and cover topics that are valuable to Physicians, Nurses, Therapists and Orthotists. We have been invited to speak at the Physical and Occupational Therapy State meetings, A.T. Stills University PT and OT graduate program, and at a number of private therapy facilities. We have also had the wonderful opportunity of teaming with the A.T. Stills University OT department, in their ongoing research involving Constraint Induced Movement Therapy.
For our families, we hold orthotic open houses, where the families can tour our clinical building as well as our fabrication facilities. We also provide written literature in two languages regarding the wear and care of any device we provide them with.
