Medical Orthotics: What the Label Means When You Buy for a Clinic
“Medical” is a positioning word with real consequences. What documentation a clinic buyer should expect, and what nobody can promise.
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“Medical” is a positioning word with real consequences. What documentation a clinic buyer should expect, and what nobody can promise.
Silicone pads are usually a component, not the whole insole. Where they earn their cost and how to specify them without overbuilding.
Thickness, grade and geometry decide how a TPU shell behaves. How to specify stiffness in terms a factory can actually hold.
Camera-based posture capture is easy to demonstrate and hard to evaluate. The checks that separate a working system from a demo.
Gel is a cushioning choice, not a structural one. What it contributes in a sports insole, and what it cannot replace.
Three production routes, three cost structures, three sets of trade-offs. How to choose one for the volume you actually run.
A thermoformable insole is a process, not a product. Temperature, positioning, cooling and the second fitting, in sequence.
What an insole can change mechanically, what it cannot, and why that distinction protects both the clinic and the buyer.
Wearable sensor insoles and fixed platforms answer different questions. A practical split for buyers assembling an assessment setup.
The recording is only as good as the routine around it. Stance, landmarking, repeats and record keeping, in the order they matter.