Guess what…. over 40% of viewers are from Aus…. Aussie Pods obviously are an extremely discerning bunch…

I’m pleased to say that we have a new group of Pods (Greg Dower & Darren Stewart…) from MyFootDr  who have a new Orthema system in Brisbane.

Just to prove it’s quite possible to change from older contact digitizer/ CAD CAM technologies to the more versatile and acessible Swiss technologies, whilst on the other side of the world.

Having a chat on the telephone or Skype is really easy, I’m always up early and it is so easy to have a 20min conversation at the beginning of my day and towards the end of your working day… 7.30am my time is 5.30pm EST… Just send me a mail through the contact form and lets set up a quick phonecall.

So… If you are in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth or in fact anywhere in the great Aus… get emailing me and lets chat about CAD CAM in general, as well as Orthema systems as a direct and more upto date replacement for ageing US made systems.

I look forward to chatting with you all….

Martin

Nat Padhiar gave a very exciting lecture on Foot & Ankle Injection therapies, and he managed not to swear this year.

Emma Cowley spoke on mechanics of heel height, and the very softly spoken Dr Chris Nester discussed his bone pin studies of fore’n'midfoot motion…. like all great scientists he has stepped up and had screws inserted in his foot too!

Matt Lancaster spoke on Achilles tendinopathy, and overviewed all that were were learning at Hakan Alfredsons lectures on the 18th of April this year. He also spoke on Complexity and Clinical Reasoning, an area I will be investigating for myself more thoroughly in the not too distant future.

Simon Bartold spoke about some exciting new developments in shoes for medial compartment OA knee pain, and then gave a Plantar Fasciitis presentation, on a different taping technique and some great cadaver research findings.

Dr Bouche.. presented many case studies of Foot and Ankle presentations, and has created a great new market in Chinese Finger traps in the UK podiatry market.

Dr Richard Bouche, spoke on Lesser Metatarsophalangeal Joint Instability: A rational approach… We were blown away, the conference fee was worth it just for that lecture. He went on later in the morning to speak on Exercise Induced Leg Pain… and just scratched the surface as far as the handouts were concerned.

Simon Bartold spoke on Estrogen alters the mechanical behaviour of the human Achilles tendon in vivo….More gems of teaching and research… Simon also went on to discuss proprioception and potential developments in proprioceptive footwear/midsoles and adaptive shoe designs for the future from ASICs….

More to come tonight from exciting discussions and of course more lecturesand workshops tomorrow…

Martin Jenkins…. Supported by Andrew Jenkins & Charles Tovey… 3/4 of the Bartholomew Way Clinic & Paddocks Healthcare Clinic Crews

It happens every two years, in Leipzig Germany

Fun was had by all in Leipzig

“I would never have believed the software was that good Marcel!”

Joking aside, we saw some great leaps forward in software and hardware, from Herr Herzog and the Orthema developers.

USE OUR CONTACT FORM TO REQUEST A FREE DVD, AND TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

I’m very keen to get all our international colleagues to come and stay with us in the UK, to see how these 3D foot scanning, CAD orthotics design and CNC insole milling systems have transformed our podiatry and lower limb orthopaedics practice.

Due to the increased traffic, I’ve re-directed the contacts form to our reception crew to ensure faster response times than in the past. It seems requests for information have been overlooked due to my day to day podiatry and footwear practice commitments and an older laptop with awkward email software.

I look forward to showing you by skype video conference, youtube or in person, how Orthema CAD CAM CNC systems can revolutionize your provision of functional foot orthoses and accommodative total contact inlays in podiatric biomechanics, orthopaedics, surgical appliances and orthotist / prosthetist practice.

Drop me a line to discuss any aspect of patient care or just to talk around all aspects of CAD CAM insole kit.

Martin

On Wednesday the 16th we will be at the Achilles Tendinopathy Multidisciplinary Training Event at the Barcelo Paramount Hotel in Oxford

On Thursday the 17th we will be demonstrating at the NHS South Central Regional Podiatry Conference at the Ark Centre at Basingstoke General Hospital.

We look forward to seeing everyone there…

Martin

Podiatry Assistants/Technicians National Training Event

Podiatry Managers National Training Event 2008

From 2nd - 5th of March at Moat House Hotel, Stoke-on-Trent.

We are really looking forward to seeing everyone at this exciting and diverse training event.

Everyone will have the opportunity to experience the foot digitisers and see the CAD CAM Milling cinema experience.

Special discounts are available for the duration of the show.

See you there ….Martin

Orthema has been the international market leader in the manufacture of foot digitising equipment, CAD software and CNC insole mills for over 15 years.

Whether you want to rent or buy an Orthema system, Footwear Solutions CAD/CAM can promise you full back up and support in maximising the return on your investment.

We can supply:

• 3D contact foot digitisers
• 2D foot scanners
• Orthowin Insole design software
• Dust free CNC milling machines
• High quality milling materials through Orthema.com

We would always be pleased to show you around our practice in Horsham and show you how Orthema equipment has benefited our patient care and practice revenues.