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DOLA Custom Orthotic in Focus: Lateral Arch Polyp

DOLA Custom Orthotic in Focus: Lateral Arch
Polypropylene shell
Balance forefoot to rearfoot
Minimum medial arch fill (10%)
Lateral arch (10mm scripted)
Wide heel cup and shell
Standard heel cup height
0 rearfoot post
EVA Heel raise (4mm)
Poron full length (1.6mm)
EVA black full length (2mm)
Durafit forefoot extension
Orthotip:
The prescription of in-shell lateral support can be used to/for:
-Support the cuboid and lateral column
-Cuboid syndrome
-Peroneal pathologies
-Lateral ankle instability
-ORF lateral to STJ
-Flexible forefoot valgus
-Promote high gear transition
-Rigid cavus/supinated with lateral arch
-Forefoot equinus
It is created by:
-Reducing the amount of lateral arch fill in a foot with a prominent lateral arch captured in the scan or cast
-Creating lateral arch contour in a foot with a flat lateral column captured in the cast or scan
You can treatment direct test with a lateral arch pad prior to prescription to assess effect.
Lateral Arch Pad Video
https://youtu.be/DfmDPX_vW6c
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Help provide patients with cushioning, contour and

Help provide patients with cushioning, contour and lateral support for the Supinated or Cavus foot.
This complex foot often presents with multiple symptomatic pathologies.
Compliment your in-clinic treatments and rehabilitation
Replicate your treatment directed testing
Provide cost conscious options
Improve patient footwear features
The Supination Patient Ready Orthotic key features include:
• Stable rearfoot control- The rearfoot platform provides stability for transition from heel strike to midstance during foot loading
• Medial arch cushioning and contour- Medial arch cushioning provides improved shock absorption and contour to the Higher Medial Arch increasing the surface contact area)
• Lateral arch support - Lateral arch support stabilises the foot and promotes medial transition to propulsion
• Lateral wedge - Lateral wedge Improves lateral stability and medial transition to propulsion)
• Moderate heel raise- Moderate heel raise Improves transition from midstance to propulsion, and addresses sagittal plane characteristics including ankle /forefoot equinus
• Full length performance EVA - provides the combination of cushioning and control needed
• Luxury Durafit top cover - designed for both daily and sporting activities
Fix more of the feet that walk into your clinic everyday with the DOLA Patient Ready range.
Patient specific styles
Ready to fit in clinic
Orthotics for health professionals only
Focus on foot function or patient pathomechanics, available in 11 sizes from a kids 5 to a mens 15+.
For more information visit: https://dolaorthotics.com/patient-ready/
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DOLA Education Orthotip: Leather top cover Leath

DOLA Education Orthotip: Leather top cover
Leather is one of the more expensive orthotic top cover choices.
It is a popular choice for patients with allergies to synthetic materials when EVA or durafit isn't an option.
Leather is a thin top cover that will protect the orthotic device material increasing the lifespan of the orthotics but it will not provide any cushioning properties.
If your patient requires some cushioning consider using a leather cover in combination with:
-a softer EVA shell density
-a poron midlayer
-a soft EVA midlayer
- a poron forefoot extension
Leather top covers are available for use on DOLA custom devices and prefabricated orthotics in colour choices of black and tan.
For more resources visit: www.dolaorthotics.com
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DOLA Orthotics Custom: Behind the Design Series: E

DOLA Orthotics Custom: Behind the Design Series: Everted Pour Orthotip
The features of the orthotic shell provided by a traditional hand-made everted pour technique compared to a vertical pour include:
-change to lateral heel shape
-change to available medial arch height
- increase in lateral forefoot height
-increased lateral arch height
This is prescribed to increase the lateral ORF.
Features of an Everted Pour can also be achieved with CAD and orthotic additions including:
Rearfoot Valgus / Lateral Post
Medial arch fill
Intrinsic Lateral Arch
Lateral Arch Pad
Intrinsic Forefoot Valgus Post
Extrinsic Forefoot Valgus Extension
Want to help more patients and build orthotic confidence?
Explore our custom orthotic services, orthotic prescription variables and real case example with the online DOLA Orthotics Custom prescription course.
Look at orthotic materials, shell design, orthotic modifications, additions and covers.
Available now with open access through our website:
https://dolaorthotics.com/courses/dola-custom-prescription-education-course/
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Build orthotic confidence with the online DOLA Pat

Build orthotic confidence with the online DOLA Patient Ready orthotics course.
Explore the Patient Ready orthotics range and see real life case examples including the use of the Pronation model for this patient with MTTS.
Styles include: Pronation, Supination, Neutral, Propulsion, Medial, Lateral, Rearfoot, Forefoot & Sensitive
In this course you will:
Learn how to select the best orthotic for your patients
Discover what conditions you can help
See who you can help
Learn why orthotics will help
Use our online Orthotic selector tool
Learn how to fit the orthotics
Explore example case studies
Available now with open access through our website:
https://dolaorthotics.com/courses/dola-patient-ready-orthotics-course/
New to DOLA Orthotics? Login for the course through the get started button on the course page.
Current DOLA customers with a website login, you have automatic access using your normal login details.
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Health Professionals visit the DOLA online store t

Health Professionals visit the DOLA online store to order all of your orthotic supplies for your clinic and patients.
https://dolaorthotics.com/shop/
Prefabricated Orthotics
Additions
Top covers
Technology / scanners
CADCAM supplies
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DOLA Pro Customisation In-focus: High Point Adjus

DOLA Pro Customisation In-focus: High Point Adjustment
This client needed a prefabricated orthotic customised with the medial longitudinal arch high point to match asymmetrical foot morphology.
As an alternative to a custom orthotic, from a cast or scan, they prescribed a modified DOLA Pro.
A Poron arch pad was used on the right orthotic to move the high point distally, creating the calcaneal inclination and metatarsal declination required.
Prescription:
Full length DOLA Pro Medium EVA orthotic
6mm Poron arch pad
3mm Slow release Poron full length
2mm EVA full length top cover
Orthotip:
The prescription choice of the MLA high point or peak point can be used to influence the shape of the orthotic shell and application of force.
The high point position selection should match the aim of the orthotic device including:
-Support for the foot morphology as in a Pes cavus foot
-Application of ORF in relation to the STJ axis
-Influence of 1st ray in the sagittal plane
-Influencing patient comfort / tolerance in the sensitive patient
When prescribing your high point position consider the influence on a variety of variables including:
-Calcaneal inclination
-Metatarsal declination
-1st ray characteristics
-ORF position
-Patient tolerance
-Foot morphology
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DOLA Custom Orthotics in focus: EVA Orthotic Shell

DOLA Custom Orthotics in focus: EVA Orthotic Shell
This client needed a custom orthotic shell to prescribe a number intrinsic variables to address patient symptoms and identified risk factors.
They selected the EVA shell from the Shell material options in the detailed scripting section on the DOLA Custom Prescription form.
EVA medium density full length shell
Vertical balance
Balance fft to rft
Standard full length shape
Standard medial arch fill
3mm lateral arch
Standard shell, heel cup width and heel cup height
1.6mm poron midlayer
Lunasoft cork top cover
Minimal underskive
Orthotip:
EVA is a popular material choice for their orthotic shells.
It is direct milled out of a block of EVA with the offcuts recycled.
Orthotip
Ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) is the one of the popular orthotic shell materials.
It can be used as a thermoplastic material, heated and vacuum pressed to a positive cast in traditional manufacturing or direct milled from a block in CADCAM.
An EVA orthotic acts by resisting compression under the load of the foot.
It will appear with a flat plantar surface and a reinforced (thicker) arch area medially and often laterally as well.
EVA requires to be in full contact with the supporting surface of the shoe to maintain its shape or provide resistance to load (shank dependent).
Therefore, the attributes of the shoe, internal surface area, shape and stiffness, impact on suitability for an EVA orthotic.
Dispense of EVA orthotics can involve some grinding to ensure the orthotic sits flat and stable on the shoe footbed.
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Help your patients with medial foot and leg pathol

Help your patients with medial foot and leg pathologies including plantar fasciitis, tibialis posterior and plantar heel pain.
Compliment your in-clinic treatments and rehabilitation
Replicate your treatment directed testing
Provide cost conscious options
Improve patient footwear features
The DOLA Pro Medial Patient Ready Orthotic has key features to benefit these patients:
• Stable rearfoot control- The rearfoot platform provides stability for transition from heel strike to midstance during foot loading
• Medial arch support- Support the medial arch for transition from midstance into propulsion, improve windlass activation, forefoot stability and high gear toe off
• Lateral arch support- Stabilise the foot and aid in transition from heel strike to toe off
• Mild heel raise- Improve sagittal plane transition from midstance to propulsion
• Heel cushion- Increased cushioning for the plantar heel
• Full length performance EVA- provides the combination of cushioning and control needed
• Luxury Durafit top cover- designed for both daily and sporting activities
Fix more of the feet that walk into your clinic everyday with the DOLA Patient Ready range.
Patient specific styles
Ready to fit in clinic
Orthotics for health professionals only
Focus on foot function or patient pathomechanics, available in 11 sizes from a kids 5 to a mens 15+.
For more information visit: https://dolaorthotics.com/patient-ready/
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DOLA Orthotics Orthotip: The STJ axis and your ort

DOLA Orthotics Orthotip: The STJ axis and your orthotic prescription variables?
Orthotic variables are often used to influence frontal plane foot mechanics.
The orientation of the STJ axis in your patient influences where and how your orthotic variables will apply force.
Where: what side of the joint axis is the spatial location of the orthotic variable
How: the moment or distance of the force applied in relation to the axis
What is your orthomechanical aim?
To apply an orthotic reaction force medial to the STJ axis?
To apply an orthotic reaction force lateral to the STJ axis?
How much force do you need to apply?
What is your orthotic variable dose?
What variables will you choose for your patient?
Is there more than one orthotic prescription that would be effective for your patient?
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DOLA Orthotics Custom: Behind the Design Series: E

DOLA Orthotics Custom: Behind the Design Series: Everted Pour
This client needed a custom orthotic to provide high lateral ORF:
The aim of this orthotic was to provide high orthotic reaction force along the lateral foot with intrinsic variables including an everted pour.
They used the DOLA custom orthotic service
Key features of this selection include:
-Alters the orthotic heel shape to include an intrinsic valgus or lateral wedge
-Increases the lateral arch height
-Increases the lateral forefoot height
-Lowers the medial arch height
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How to customise your DOLA Pro with a Heel Cup Hei

How to customise your DOLA Pro with a Heel Cup Height Reduction
See full training video at: https://youtu.be/xK2ZzdOR3Sg
Heel cup height reduction is the reduction in the heel cup height by 2mm, 4mm, 6mm or as required
A heel cup height reduction is used:
Aid in footwear fit including: football boots, cycling cleats, ski boots, dress shoes, high heels, street shoes and narrow waisted sports shoes.
Reduce irritation
Match footwear base dimensions: open back sandals
This video will show you how to complete a 6mm heel cup height reduction in-clinic.
Mark your landmarks:
A heel cup height reduction requires a guide point connecting to the medial and lateral borders of the orthotic to indicate your grinding lines.
Step 1: Mark the required height reduction on the posterior surface of the heel cup; this can be measured from the top surface down or bottom surface up
Step 2: Connect the posterior heel point to the medial and lateral borders of the orthotic with a line
You now have your heel cup reduction area marked and guidelines for grinding.
Grinding video –
The aim of grinding is to remove the orthotic shell heel cup material above your guideline.
Hold the orthotic shell dorsal and plantar surfaces.
Place the heel cup area of the orthotic shell against the grinder.
Remove small sections of the orthotic at a time until you become comfortable and check your progress against your guidelines.
The orientation of the orthotic chosen, was to aid visualisation of the grinding in this video
In clinical practice, flipping orthotic (see picture) will aid ergonomics and ease of this modification.
A full sweep of the edge against the grinder will ensure a smooth and even finish of the full arch.

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