Dear Colleagues,
The Amfit orthotic is a bulk device. I have been using various bulk devices
for more than 25 years. I have used orthotics of Leather laminates, Leather
Rubber butter, Leather pelite (or plastizote), Leather Subortholene Rubber
butter, Leather Subortholene Pelite (or plastizote).
Bulk devices give excellent control of the foot if used correctly. The
Leather top shell gives an indication of pressure and function. The
advantage to a leather bulk device is that posting can be placed directly
under the metatarsal heads, so there is real posting. The disadvantage to
using the pelite is that there is compression set that occurs in 3 months
or so of running. I tend to repair this with corex, which does not have a
compression set problem.
Respectfully,
Stanley
At 07:50 AM 12/7/04 -0600, you wrote:
>I agree with Craig. I've been using Amfit devices for about a month now,
>and with the exception of a slight alteration in my modifications, the
>devices work no differently. Any material will do what you want it to do,
>it is the "prescription" modifications that you add to it that truly effects
>the foots function.
>Bruce Williams
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Craig Payne" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 4:24 AM
>Subject: Re: EVA vs Plastic/Carbon Fibre FFO's: Discuss
>
>
> > >I am having an ongoing discussion with a clinician that believes that a
> > >total contact EVA insole (amfit, pedcad etc) can achieve anything that an
> > >FFO can. I disagree.
> >
> > He is right. All the outcome studies show that, that is the case.
> >
> > CP
> >
> >
> >
>
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