Tony,
FYI, the company offering orthotics direct over the web is BULEX. I found
this out by going to the web site and dialing the number on their contact
page. BULEX used to (and may still) market to the Podiatric Profession in
the US.
At 12:54 PM 7/9/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Dear all,
>
>I have just viewed the AOL web site and was somewhat shocked to see that
>they are selling CUSTOM ORTHOSES to the general public. If you log onto:
>
>http://members.aol.com/customfoot/index.html
>
>....it appears that if you select the "how to order" option you can send
>off for your own casting kit, send a deposit of $39.50 and then send the
>final payment with the casts to make up the full price of $189.50.
>$189.50 is over £118.00 per pair (if this is US$ at an exchange of 1.60)!
>
>So, no need for a definitive diagnosis of the problem, no need for a
>biomechanical or gait assessment, no need to see if orthoses are indicated
>or contraindicated. No need for any professional follow-up. Goodness
>me....who needs a podiatrist!? I think I'll quit supporting the podiatry
>profession, sell RX orthoses on-line to the public and retire to Bermuda!
>
>If there is someone from Australian Orthotics Laboratory lurking, I would
>be interested to hear from you on this service.
>
>Ray Anthony
>
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