Bespoke carbon fibre orthotics

The advent of carbon fibre technology has revolutionised the field of orthotics, allowing us to create devices that are not only lighter and less bulky but also significantly stronger than traditional materials.

This offers several advantages for patients, making it an ideal choice for people with complex musculoskeletal and neurological conditions.

Benefits of carbon fibre orthotics

The main benefits of carbon fibre orthoses for patients are:

• Lightweight properties: Carbon fibre orthoses are lighter, so you expend less energy during movement, which increases comfort and endurance
• Improved mobility and clinical outcomes: enhanced mobility allows you to walk more efficiently, quickly and confidently
• Increased strength and durability: carbon fibre’s superior strength-to-weight ratio makes it more durable than traditional materials, like plastic, ensuring long-lasting support
• Reduced bulk: the slim profile of carbon fibre orthotics allows for a better fit in a wider range of footwear, an essential factor for many patients
• Excellent energy storage and return properties: While walking, the force created by your momentum is stored and, as you move forward, this energy is released, giving you a push start

By reducing bulk and energy expenditure, patients can walk further, faster, and more comfortably.

Prepreg carbon fibre technology

Recently, we significantly improved our manufacturing capabilities at the London Orthotic Consultancy by upgrading from wet lamination carbon fibre to prepreg carbon fibre technology. This upgrade has allowed us to produce even lighter and stronger orthoses, providing our patients with superior mobility and comfort.

Prepreg carbon fibre has many advantages but the main ones are that the end result is even stronger and even lighter than regular wet lamination carbon fibre.

This has huge advantages in orthotics, as it can reduce the weight and bulk of an orthosis even further. This reduction in weight means our patients can reduce their energy expenditure, allowing them to walk faster or for longer distances.