Neutral Zone Prescription Platform

Recommendations

• Use as a tool to assist biomechanical assessment and prescription writing
• Allows you to quantify the components and correction needed
• Designed to be used by medical practitioners to assist in the formulation of a prescription for an orthotic device

Features

• Biomechanical assessment tool to assist in the prescription of orthotic devices
• Allows objective testing of proposed orthotic device prescriptions
• Practical and functional
• Cost saving by reducing prescription errors
• Adjustable shoe pitch gradient

Functions

• This tool allows you to quantify the prescription needed, to allow a person to function within their neutral zone
• It allows you to trial the effect of your proposed components
• Whilst standing on a correctly adapted platform the patient normally should be:

• Standing in their optimal anatomical position (STJ Neutral).
• Able to pronate and supinate the foot within their neutral zone. 
• Able to dorsiflex the hallux and plantarflex the 1st ray

Limitations of use

• In-shoe heel stabilisation is not replicated. Patients presenting with hypermobility can be strapped to further simulate the in-shoe environment and stabilise the rearfoot complex before assessment. This will avoid over correction of your patient.
•  Will not compensate for pathologies or presenting features which are evident during gait and not in standing.
  
  
  

Contains

1. Shoe Pitch Gradient 

• Low shoe pitch gradient platform
• 1 pair of 10mm heel gradient risers
• 1 pair of 20mm heel gradient risers

2. Heel Raises      

• 1 pair 3mm heel raises
• 1 pair 6mm heel raises

3. Arch Support             

• 1 pair of normal height arch pads
• 1 pair of low height arch pads

4.  Forefoot Posting            

• 1 pair of  3 ^o  forefoot posts

5. Midfoot & Forefoot Additions    

• 1 pair of 2-4 dome pads        
• 1 pair of 2-5 varus metatarsal bars
• 1 pair of 1st metatarsal cut-out pads

6. Rearfoot Posting/Wedging    

•  2 pairs of  3 ^o  rearfoot wedges
•  1 pair of  5 ^o  rearfoot wedges
•  1 pair of 8 ^o rearfoot wedges