orthotics

See QUADRASTEPS® and littleSTEPS® in Action!

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Would you like to see our products in person before you decide to carry them in your office? Come visit us at one of the many shows we do around the country. Not only can you see them in person, and try out some QUADRASTEP® orthotics on yourself, but you can attend some great lectures by owner and inventor of the QUADRASTEPS SYSTEM® –  Roberta Nole, MA, PT, C.Ped, or renowned podiatry speaker Dr. Louis J. DeCaro, co-inventor of littleSTEPS® foot orthotics for kids.

See our SHOW SCHEDULE to find a location near you!

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You Asked for It! New Waiting Room Slideshows for QUADRASTEPS® and littleSTEPS®

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We have had a great response from all of you to our QUADRASTEPS® and littleSTEPS® waiting room video. I have received several requests for individual videos for either QUADRASTEPS® or littleSTEPS® standalone videos, and they are now available on our website graphics download page https://nolaro24.com/graphics.html (bottom left).

They are both reasonably short videos that you can loop on a monitor in your waiting room or exam room to give your patients more info on the benefits of using QUADRASTEPS® or littleSTEPS® for themselves or their child. They are sprinkled with a few fun facts and some testimonials from patients and parents on how they have benefited from their foot orthotics.

If you haven’t gotten a video going in your waiting or exam rooms yet, it can be a great tool for letting your patients know what kinds of products you have available, as well as entertaining them while they wait. It can get them to ask you questions and get the conversation going on treatment options.

DOWNLOAD the FREE videos today and let you patients know that you carry QUADRASTEPS® foot orthotics for adults or littleSTEPS® foot orthotics for kids!

For more great tips on setting up your own waiting/exam room video see this blog post

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Are you an A Quad?

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The A QUAD Foot-Type is commonly thought of as an over-supinated or severe Pes Cavus foot. This condition, also known as a Torque Foot, occurs when a Uncompensated Rearfoot Varus is coupled with a Large Rigid Forefoot Valgus.

We fondly refer to the A QUAD Foot-Type as our “chandelier shakers”! Why? Because this foot-type loads heavily on the ground and never seems to pronate, leading to poor shock attenuation.

The development of heel and lower back pain is common. The torque foot nature of this foot-type allows the valgus forefoot to offset the uncompensated inverted heel alignment that would normally lead to a toe out gait pattern (see C Quad foot-type). Overall, the foot progression angle for this person is such that the feet point relatively straight ahead during gait (no toe out) with a narrow base of support, much like a tight rope walker.

For more complete information on the A QUAD including videos, see our A QUAD page.

All QUADRASTEP Orthotics are available in Regular and Narrow Widths, and with a topcover an an additional charge. For more information see nolaro24.com

READ “Clinical Assessment & Orthotic Recommendations for the Cavus Foot”
By Roberta Nole, MA, PT, C.Ped.

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