Orthotic Clinic

T&S Orthotics provides a series of orthotic services that meet your clinical needs in both the NHS sector and in the private patient sector.

Welcome: 

At our Clinic facilities in South London we have been seeing private patients since June 2008, and we have established ourselves as one of the leading Orthotic service providers for both NHS patients and the Private Patient sector of the UK. We provide experienced Orthotists to assess and treat both NHS patients and private patients at NHS hospitals and our private clinics throughout the UK.

Our Orthotists will provide a range of care to aid movment, correct deformity and relieve discomfort.

What is: an Orthotist (pron: Ortho-tist) is an allied health professional/clinician who practices in NHS Hospitals or in the private sector.

 

The Orthotist`s role is to assess, prescribe, apply and provide education regarding the use and care of an appropriate Orthosis that serves the patients individual requirements.

 

 

What is: an Orthosis is a brace or an appliance that is designed and fitted to the body to achieve one or more of the following goals;

  • Control biomechanical alignment             
  • Protect and support a healing injury
  • Assist in rehabilitation
  • Reduce pain
  • Increase mobility
  • Increase independence

Commonly prescibed orthoses include;

  • Foot Orthoses, (insoles) for various foot problems
  • Footwear (made to measure, modular or stock)
  • Ankle and Knee Orthoses, for joint protection or support after surgery
  • Fracture Orthoses, the modern alternative to a plater or fibreglass cast 
  • Spinal Orthoses, providing low back pain relife or helping to control spinal deformities or injuries

There are a wide variety of prefabricated and custom made Orthoses used for many musculo-skeletal problems. these are specialised devices and should always be fitted by a fully qualified Orthotist.Our Orthotists specialise in the following:

  • Foot and ankle pathologies      
  • Paediatric orthotics
  • Spinal solutions
  • Knee bracing - Sport and OA
  • Stroke orthotic rehabilitation
  • Post- Polio
  • Brachial plexus
  • Plagiocephaly
  • Contracture managment
  • Cerebral Palsey
  • FES
  • Expert witness service

We provide all types of lower and upper limb orthosis:

  • Stock, modular and custom made footwear
  • Foot orthotics - Insoles
  • Ankle foot orthosis (AFO) SAFOSAFO
  • Knee ankle foot orthosis (KAFO)
  • Stance control knee ankle foot orthosis (SCKAFO)
  • Silicone ankle foot orthosis (SAFO)
  • Knee Orthosis (KO)
  • Contracture correction device (CCD)
  • Hip guidance orthoses (HGO)              
  • FES (Walkaide)
  • Lycro compression garments
  • Swivel Walker and standing frames
  • Spinal bracing
  • Head and neck orthosis
  • Brachial plexus bracing

Our Stance Control Clinics

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Many individuals with neuromuscular and/or musculoskeletal disorders exhibit knee instability because of paresis or paralysis of lower limb muscles (Polio and Post Polio Syndrome). These individuals cannot walk safely or efficiently for this reason we have set a dedicated clinical service for patients with these types of pathologies.

Our goal is to provide patients with the most comprehensive clinical and technical support for Stance Control technology available in the UK today; our orthotists have been trained to the highest standard in Stance Control technology and with the most comprehensive back up with technical and clinical support from around the world.

 

We have been working for some time, with both the orthotic academy team at Otto Bock Healthcare and the clinical and technical support team at both Becker Orthopedic (USA) and Becker UK to bring patients the best clinical care and treatment that is available in the UK today.

At present we are working together with various companies to establish a network of patient care facilities around the UK for our private patients.

We are also working along side the Orthotic Research & Locomotor Assessment Unit, (ORLAU) who regularly see NHS patients that have obtained a referral to come to this specialist centre. This NHS department has one the best and most upto date clinical facilities available anywhere in the UK today.

At these clinical facilities we can provide :

  • The most upto date 2D and 3D Vicon gait analysis system.
  • Multidisciplinaty staff, Specialist Orthotists, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons, Physiotherapists, and Rehabilitation Engineers.
  • Dedicated Walking training areas. 

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 The clinical facilities at the Orthotic research & locomotor assessment unit (ORLAU) which is situated at the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Hospital, Shropshire is an NHS department dedicated patient assessment  and the provision of function enhancing equipment for disabled patients with mobility issues. NHS patients from outside of this area, can be seen at the clinical department by obtaining a referral from either a GP or Orthopaedic Consultant, They treat a wide range of disabilities but have the specialist knowledge of polio, post polio syndrome, cerebral palsy, spina bifida and muscular dystrophy.

 

Our Private Patient Facilities

We now have a nationwide private patient care facilities around the UK, with dedicated and very highly experienced multi-disciplinary teams available for your orthotic needs.

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