Custom orthotic fabrication


	Bioengineered Foam Impressions, Neutral position Non-weight bearing Slipper Casts, and Standing Weight Bearing Lateral X-rays can all be used to fit a prescription custom foot control device.




		Proper use of a Biofoam Impression system

The biofoam impression system that we use to get the specific information necessary to fabricate a custom orthotic device, is a simple accurate way to get the measurements and arch contours we require.

We can also get the information that we need from neutral position non-weight bearing slipper casts. These are the types of impressions preferred by most podiatric physicians.

Certainly some of the information about arch characteristic would be different between non-weight bearing impressions partially weight bearing impressions. As long as our physicians and technicians here at Theta differentiate between the two casting techniques a proper prescription can be made.



		Improved foot function with a custom device begins with an accurate impression of your foot. Our biofoam impression technique is quick clean and easy to get right.





				More recent techniques employ the use of specific arch dimensions combined with logarithmic functions, to produce the natural curves of the foot. These techniques use measurements taken from weight bearing x-rays of the feet, shot in standard podiatric lateral view. Custom devices that are fit using this technique have been shown to actually be accurate to within one mm where as impression techniques can only get within 2.5 mm of accuracy.


	South Jordan, Utah 84095