Orthotics definition

"...a range of 'shank dependant' shoes"

Martyn/healthyfeet, can you explain this comment please?


"Our range of footwear can change function...."
Hmmm, so who are then Martyn?
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Oh, how easy it would be, if only we could spray Windex on everyone's feet! :dizzy:

Nat Smith

 

I would like to suggest that an orthotic must be an 'active' or 'functional' device - meaning that it moves bones. A foot orthosis specifically would need to reliably support bones in other than their accustomed unsupported position to have the effects described in so many of the former definitions.

Otherwise, many of the effects described can be achieved by 'padding' with felt or an 'insole'.

Are we discussing the true definition of an orthotic, or is the real concern whether or not an insurance company will recognise the device as such?

 

Flip-flops can change function (for the worse!). I wouldn't call them orthotics, but by your logic they would be. An orthotic is a device, a shoe is a foot covering. You can put an orthotic in a shoe. What you're describing would be called an orthopedic shoe.

 

Well orthoses can change function for the worse also! Does that make them 'flip-flops'? or just flops? ;-)
M

 

I believe the correct terms would be treatment complication, treatment failure, or adverse side effect and it is important to discuss this with the patient in advance as a part of the informed consent process.

 

You mean you dont?

 

There is a blurring between prosthetics and orthotics. Prosthoses.

There is a blurring between shoes and orthotics. For example some of the Arizona braces.

What about FES (functional muscle stimulation) are they orthotics? I believe so.

I believe less is more in these types of definitions.

Although Kevin's definition sheds light into orthoses, it is too limiting.

What if the foot orthotic is attached to an ankle brace should we separate the two to define the one device.

Are CROW boots and custom shoes orthotics? I believe they are.

Should we create a new word like prothoses to describe the blurring of shoes and orthotics?

 

All foot orthotics are footwear but not all footwear are orthotics.

Def --- a device to accommodate or alter function of the foot.

Defining large words needs to leave the door wide open not only for today but for tomorrow.

The day may come where the brain is stimulated to alter foot function.

Will this be a foot orthotic, I don't know?

And what will we come up with before and after that?

Your guess is as good as mine.

 

Hi all this is the definition on Wikipedia:
"Orthotics (Greek: Ορθός, ortho, "to straighten" or "align") is a specialty within the medical field concerned with the design, manufacture and application of orthoses. An orthosis (plural: orthoses) is an orthopedic device that supports or corrects the function of a limb or the torso."
Some one might have already posted this I didn't read the whole post.

 

An orthotic is a foot orthosis.

An accommodative orthotic is a medical device affecting the systems of the body by varying the pressures, shears and support of the foot.

A functional orthotic is a medical device affecting the systems of the body by varying the range of motions, alignments and support of the foot.

A combination orthotic is a medical device that is a combination of the accommodative orthotic and the functional orthotic.