CLINICAL SERVICES

Soletec Systems Limited will offer a clinical service in regard to technology support across the following;

Clinics and Hospitals: 

1. In-clinic training on all technologies and software.

2. In House training on software and hardware

3. Courses on shoe fitting, last measuring, prescription protocols etc

4. Training on Scanner operation

5. Training on Microscribe operation

6. Training on basic biomechanical principles

Retailers and Manufacturers;

1.  In house training on basic use of technologies

2.  Basic training on biomechanics and retail requirements.

3.  A,B, C training on comfort insoles for instore use.

4.  Matching and selection training on shoe stock versus foot scans.

5. Training on Foot scanners.

Common questions in regard to clinical services;

 Why Orthotics and why are more + more people wearing them?

With Gyms and Sport having a bigger effect on our daily life styles - more and more people are suffering from overuse conditions, varying from severe acute pain through to long-term chronic pain. Typical ailments such as :

• Shin Splints
• Achilles Tendonitis
• Knee Pain
• Back Pain
• Heel Pain
• Corns
• Metatarsalgia
• Sesamoiditis
• Ankle sprains
• Fallen Arches
• Plantarfasciitis
• Bunions
• Toe Pain
• plus others...

Can all be treated through biomechanics and the production of custom-made Orthotics. What is biomechanics?

Biomechanics is the study of the Body(BIO) and the kinematics of the Skeleton(MECHANICS) - together in unison, medical Foot Specialists, can alleviate the stresses put on the feet through the daily ‘wear and tear' of living in today's urban environments of concrete and tarmac.

To prescribe any type of medical Orthotic a physical bio mechanical assessment is required. This involves looking at the skeletal structures of the lower limb and how they interact with the muscles and the tendons, during motion.

The treatment for a lot of the above and many more conditions can achieved through the prescription of an Orthotic. This is a device that is designed to restore the natural foot function - by realigning the foot and ankle bones to their neutral position, thus encouraging normal foot function.

A quality orthotic is always made from a medical grade material that has good memory and a molecular structure that will not lose it's function for at least 2-3 years.

Materials utilised for clinical services and support...

The SOLETEC SYSTEMS medical grade materials, are chosen to cover three different functional needs for the customer : 

1. Accommodative COMFORT custom-made Foot Bed - developed as a non- prescriptive custom-made foot bed, made out of specially ‘blown' medical grade EVA (Ethyl vinyl acetate). Ensuring even pressure distribution while offering enhanced foot bed cushioning and shock absorption. For the benefit of the everyday shoe wearer, who spends most of their time actively on their feet.
2. Semi-functional PRESCRIPTIVE custom-made Foot Bed - developed as a prescription custom-made Foot bed, made out of specially ‘blown' medical grade EVA (see above). The dysfunction is corrected in a non-invasive manner ie; more adjustment of the foot rather than correction. This is due to the softer properties of the EVA material configuration - which comes in 5 different densities; Soft, Medium, Hard, Combi 1- (Hind Foot (heel cup) - Hard, Mid-foot and Fore-Foot - Soft) and Combi 2 - Heel and Mid-foot - Hard, Fore- foot - Soft.
3. Rigid-functional PRESCRIPTIVE custom-made Foot Bed - developed as a prescriptive custom-made Foot bed. Correcting the dysfunction of the foot, in a more CONTROLLING manner ie; correction through the rigidity and positioning of the Orthotic material - Direct Milled through a ‘state-of-the-art' Cad/Cam system out of a block of Medical Grade Polypropylene or Nylon Acetate.