Amirs Therapy Gym has had a long time collaboration with KARE orthotics. Mr. Saravanan and Mr. Jay Raj are our key orthotic consultants, and through them we are able to provide top of the range orthosis to our patients. Orthotic devices pave the road towards strength, balance, comfort and independence. The concept behind orthotics is to help a child maintain his or her level of mobility, or correct physical issues that are preventing the child from being fully-ambulatory.They are braces that are worn externally by a child or adult. KARE makes custom Orthotics to fit the specific needs of the child or adult. The first session would be a consultation with the Orthotist, who is assisted by one of our trained PT’s or OT’s.
With KARE orthotic devices, there is no such thing as ‘one size fits all’. In actuality, the braces are complex tools that address a person’s specific physical condition. What materials a device is composed of, how it fits, and the role it’s expected to play in a child’s development will be dictated by a child’s structural and functional needs. These orthotic devices are flexible to allow movement where the leg is functional yet rigid enough to support areas of the leg that need the support
Orthotic devices are designed to relieve several conditions including:
Knee or hip subluxation, dislocation
Spastic movement
Correct, limit or prevent deformities
Low-tone pronation (fallen arches, outward-turned foot due to muscle weakness)
High-tone pronation (high arch, outward-turned foot due to increased muscle tone)
Swing-phase inconsistency (erratic movements in the foot)
Drop-foot (drop of the front of the foot due to weakness)
Eversion (outward turn)
Inversion (inward turn)
Types of Dynamic AFO’s & Orthosis include:
Knee or hip subluxation, dislocation
Spastic movement
Correct, limit or prevent deformities
Low-tone pronation (fallen arches, outward-turned foot due to muscle weakness)
High-tone pronation (high arch, outward-turned foot due to increased muscle tone)
Swing-phase inconsistency (erratic movements in the foot)
Drop-foot (drop of the front of the foot due to weakness)