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Exceeding Expectations One Patient at a Time

Our Chief, Foot & Ankle Specialist at Sole Tx became Board Certified on February 1, 2017 from the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc., (ABC) an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1948. ABC is dedicated to improving the quality of the nation’s orthotic, prosthetic and pedorthic care through accreditation and certification.

The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc. has been credentialing practitioners and accrediting organizations since 1948 in accordance with established standards of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive patient care. As a nonprofit organization, ABC’s mission is to establish and advocate for the highest patient care and organizational standards in the provision of safe and effective orthotic, prosthetic and pedorthic services.

At Sole Tx, our highly skilled Foot & Ankle Specialist deeply values and conforms to the ABC Code of Professional Responsibility which promotes and assures the overall welfare of the patient and the integrity of the profession.

We take great pride in providing our community with high-quality, patient-centric foot care and education. Proactive and preventative measures help keep our community healthier, and we work with that idea in mind.

Together with our Chief, Foot & Ankle Specialist, we are committed to exceed expectations one patient at a time.

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SCOPE OF PRACTICE

Certified Pedorthist C Ped is a medical professional who is specifically educated and trained to manage comprehensive Pedorthic patient care. This includes patient assessment, formulation of a treatment plan, implementation of the treatment plan, follow-up and practice management. A Certified Pedorthist C Ped fits, fabricates, adjusts, modifies and provides the application of a Pedorthic device for the prevention or amelioration of painful and/or disabling conditions of the ankle and foot. A prescription is required for any Pedorthic devices, modification, and/or prefabricated below the knee orthosis addressing a medical condition that originates at the ankle or below.

The practice of a Certified Pedorthist C Ped includes but is not limited to:

1) Assessment of patients with impairment of human movement or musculoskeletal abnormalities that would otherwise impede their ability to participate in their social environment or other activities in order to determine a functional intervention.

Pedorthic patient assessment may include, but is not limited to, the evaluation and documentation of:

• Anthropometric Data

• Cognition

• Circulation

• Skin integrity

• Protective sensation

• Pain

• Peripheral nerve integrity

• Respiratory capacity

• Bio-mechanics

• Gait analysis including temporal and spatial assessment

• Range of motion

• Muscle strength

• Posture and balance

• Proprioception

• Pedorthic requirements

• Environmental barriers including social, home, and work reintegration

2) Formulation of a treatment plan based upon a comprehensive assessment to design an intervention to alleviate limitations and enhance function.

Pedorthic treatment includes, but is not limited to:

• Verification of prescription/documentation

• Evaluation of the prescription rationale

• A needs assessment based on patient and/or caregiver input

• Development of functional goals

• Analysis of structural and design requirements

• Consultation with and/or referral to other health care professionals

3) Implementation of the Pedorthic treatment plan includes but is not limited to:

• Acquisition of anthropometric data

• Modification and/or rectification of anthropometric data

• Material selection

• Fabrication of Pedorthic devices

• Device structural evaluation

• Diagnostic fitting

• Gait training

• Assessment of intervention for appropriate outcomes

• Patient education and instruction

• Supervision of the provision of care

4) Utilization of a follow-up treatment plan that ensures successful Pedorthics outcomes, patient health and quality of life which includes, but is not limited to:

• Documentation of functional changes • Formulation of modifications to ensure successful outcomes

• Reassessment of patient expectations

• Reassessment of treatment objectives

• Development of long term treatment plan

• Confirmation of patient education and instruction

• Evidenced based practice