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Keep up to date with all the latest news at The London Orthotic Consultancy via our new blog page. Here you can find information about our clinics, our treatment and the locations we serve, as well as testimonials from many of our valued patients.
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Rosie's plagiocephaly journey

Rosie’s very severe plagiocephaly was no problem for the LOCBand Lite 3D-printed cranial remoulding helmet, going from 16mm to 2mm in just six months.

By Daisy
21 March 2024
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John walks again without aids thanks to Carbon Fibre Neuro Swing AFO

When John came to see us, his ankle was in a bad way. He had around 60mm of his tibia missing and not much if any talus present. He needed crutches to support him to walk. A gait analysis and a new bespoke carbon fibre knee ankle foot orthosis (KAFO) later and he is able to walk again without crutches.

By Daisy
08 March 2024
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Caroline's "life-changing" carbon fibre KAFO

A gait anaylsis and a new bespoke carbon fibre knee ankle foot orthosis (KAFO) help Caroline walk in comfort again, following years of living with neurological dystonia and meralgia paraesthetica. She describes her new orthosis as “life-changing”.

By Daisy
19 February 2024
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Matilde’s scoliosis bracing story

Matilde travelled from Chile to LOC for bracing treatment for her adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Now, nearly a year and a half since she started wearing her brace, she has achieved near-total correction of the curvature of her spine. This is her scoliosis bracing story.

By Daisy
31 January 2024
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Will's Pectus Carinatum treatment story

After only 6 months of wearing bespoke pectus braces from The London Orthotic Consultancy, Will started to notice a visible difference in his pectus carinatum.

By Daisy
22 January 2024
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Iulia's Scoliosis Bracing Story

After trying out several scoliosis braces in Romania, Ukraine and Turkey, Iulia begins treatment with the LOC Scoliosis Brace and is already seeing results in a matter of months. Here her mum, Raluca, describes how and why they came to LOC for her treatment.

By Daisy
08 January 2024
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Jack's Pectus Carinatum treatment

Through bracing treatment with the dynamic chest compressor, Jack has achieved 90% correction in his pectus carinatum after only two months. Here, mum describes Jack's non-surgical treatment journey.

By Daisy
04 December 2023
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Iyad's severe plagiocephaly treated in just 3 months

Baby Iyad's plagiocephaly was classed as 'severe' yet was treated in just 3 months of wearing the LOCband Lite helmet.

By Daisy
16 November 2023
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Tal’s club foot treatment journey

Baby Tal's mother explains why she insisted on getting the Cunningham Brace to treat her son’s club foot

By Daisy
03 November 2023
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Spina bifida: a mother’s perspective

A mother of one of our patients shares her perspective on what it's like being a parent to a child with spina bifida.

By Daisy
20 October 2023
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Celebrating our 500th LOCband Lite patient

Just over two years since the LOCband Lite's launch, we’ve successfully treated our 500th helmet therapy patient, Billy, with our innovative 3D-printed cranial band.

By Daisy
06 October 2023
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Treating Drop Foot with Bespoke Orthotics

In recognition of the national National Foot Drop Awareness Day, we share some facts about this condition as well as case histories of patients who are currently using orthotics to help treat it. 

By Daisy
21 September 2023
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New AFOs help Grace walk without pain

New bespoke AFOs help get Grace, who has cerebral palsy, out of her wheelchair and back walking again.

By Daisy
11 September 2023
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Ada’s brachycephaly improves with helmet therapy

Baby Ada’s severe brachycephaly improves thanks to LOC’s cranial remoulding helmet therapy.

By Daisy
31 August 2023
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Jacob’s helmet therapy success after craniosynostosis surgery

Read about Jacob’s helmet therapy treatment journey following craniosynostosis surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

By Daisy
25 August 2023
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Sofia's scoliosis bracing results

Sofia no longer needs surgery to correct her scoliosis following successful bracing treatment with the LOC scoliosis brace.

By Daisy
16 August 2023
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Bespoke AFO helps Tara walk without pain

A bespoke AFO is helping Tara, who has Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), walk without pain.

By Daisy
03 August 2023
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Oliver's Pectus Excavatum treatment

Oliver started noticing significant improvements in his pectus excavatum after just 6 months of vacuum bell therapy treatment.

By Daisy
17 July 2023
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Para-athlete Bebe Jackson excels with new carbon fibre splint

Para-athlete Bebe Jackson gets an immediate boost with a bespoke carbon fibre splint from LOC. She has now qualified to represent England in the Commonwealth Youth Games later this year.

By Daisy
06 July 2023
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Flo's scoliosis brace

Flo’s growth spurt caused her small scoliosis curve to become much bigger in a short space of time before seeking bracing treatment at LOC.

By Daisy
26 June 2023
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Bespoke AFOs help Gus with his severe hypermobility

Bespoke Ankle Foot Orthoses (AFOs) are helping Gus, who has severe hypermobility, learn to walk and play football.

By Daisy
12 June 2023
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Néis’s Club Foot treatment

Néis is the first French baby to be treated for Club Foot with the Cunningham Brace. Here, mum Marion describes her treatment journey.

By Daisy
03 June 2023
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Cunningham Brace patients celebrate World Club Foot Day

To celebrate World Club Foot Day, we share stories from parents around the world going through club foot treatment with help from Jerald Cunningham, creator of the revolutionary Cunningham Brace.

By Daisy
03 June 2023
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How to spot the visual signs of scoliosis

Understanding how to spot the signs and symptoms of scoliosis can help parents detect the condition earlier. This leads to better treatment outcomes for scoliosis patients and can reduce the need for spinal surgery later in life.

By Daisy
01 June 2023
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Professor Saeed Forghany joins LOC’s Manchester clinic

LOC is delighted to welcome Professor Saeed Forghany BSc, MSc, PhD to our Manchester clinic. He brings with him over 24 years’ experience in orthotics, with his special interests including Gait Analysis, CAD/CAM, footwear & foot orthoses and positional plagiocephaly.

By Daisy
19 May 2023
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LOC presents Scoliosis Brace findings at SOSORT

Senior orthotist, Jack Choong recently presented at SOSORT’s Spine Week 2023 Congress in Melbourne, Australia, sharing the positive results we are seeing with the LOC Scoliosis brace with an international audience.

By Daisy
15 May 2023
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Harriet's Scoliosis Brace

After a scoliosis diagnosis at 10 years old, the LOC scoliosis brace has helped Harriet's curve go down from 42 degrees to 5 degrees. She is now no longer considered a candidate for spinal surgery.

By Daisy
17 April 2023
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Bonnie's Plagiocephaly Treatment

Baby Bonnie's head shape improves after only 6 months in the LOCband Lite cranial remolding helmet.

By Daisy
05 April 2023
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Neuro Swing AFOs for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Patient

A pair of Neuro Swing AFOs are improving movement for this Charcot-Marie-Tooth patient.

By Daisy
17 March 2023
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AFOs help Liberty to ride and walk pain-free

Bespoke carbon fibre AFOs help Liberty, who has Cortical Dysplasia, get back to walking and horseriding without pain.

By Daisy
17 March 2023
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LOC joins NHS scoliosis brace trial

Just a year after the launch of LOC’s Scoliosis brace, The London Orthotic Consultancy has been invited to participate in the NHS BASIS Study trial into bracing treatment for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

By Daisy
07 March 2023
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Mo's Neuro HiTronic Knee System

Mo can stand again thanks to the Neuro HiTronic Knee system joint prescribed and manufactured for him by LOC.

By Daisy
22 February 2023
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LOC to present findings at SOSORT

LOC to present scoliosis treatment findings at the SOSORT annual conference in Melbourne, Australia in May 2023.

By Daisy
03 February 2023
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Bespoke AFOs help Flora learn to walk

Learn how bespoke AFOs are helping Flora, who has spina bifida, learn to walk and gain more independence.

By Daisy
25 January 2023
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Amelia’s Flat Head Syndrome Success

1-year-old Amelia is one of the older babies we have successfully treated for plagiocephaly using the LOCband Lite helmet. Here, Amelia’s mother describes her flat head syndrome journey and the results of her treatment.

By Daisy
18 January 2023
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Plagiocephaly & Pectus lecture

John turner lectures students at the University of Salford on the use of the Gait Laboratory to assess patients with lower limb conditions like cerebral palsy and spina bifida.

By Jon W
16 December 2022
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LOC Cambridge Clinic

LOC’s Cambridge Clinic to move to new premises in February 2023.


By Daisy
12 December 2022
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Beck's Scoliosis Brace

"Our son’s registrar at RNOH said they were the best results he had ever seen from bracing treatment for scoliosis"

 

 

By Jon W
05 December 2022
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LOC’s cranial remoulding treatment

This baby had severe Brachycephaly and Plagiocephaly – not anymore thanks to LOC.

By Jon W
28 November 2022
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Risser scale in scoliosis treatment

With LOC’s Scoliosis brace, the main goal is to correct the curve by straightening the spine and holding it in place.

By Jon W
16 November 2022
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Dr Buxton’s KAFO story

Dr Buxton has Post-Polio Syndrome. Having been treated by LOC he knows that the bespoke orthotics prescribed and manufactured for him will keep him standing and walking in comfort.

By Anish
10 November 2022
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Benjamin's Scoliosis Brace

At his age, and with the severity of the curve, there was almost a 100% chance of Benjamin's curve progressing. It was clear that he would benefit from LOC's bespoke scoliosis brace to reduce his curve and prevent the need for invasive surgery at a later date.

By Daisy
17 October 2022
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Nina's bespoke orthotics

Snowboarder hopes to compete for GB in the Winter Paralympics in 2026


By Daisy
20 September 2022
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Mariam's AFO story

LOC fitted Mariam, who has cerebral palsy, with rigid AFOs to help her regain her confidence, balance and improve her posture and walking.

By Daisy
15 September 2022
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Freya’s self-motivation

Freya was highly motivated, so she wore the brace as recommended for 23 hours a day for a year and then was able to cut down gradually until she came out of her brace towards the end of 2021.

By Jon W
15 September 2022
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Blake at Salford's Gait Lab

Blake Creeley hoping for a new start after visiting LOC’s Gait Lab in Salford


By Anish
31 August 2022
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Jonny's Pectus Story

Jonny’s non-surgical treatment for Pectus Excavatum is working wonders

By Daisy
30 August 2022
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Rupert's Club Foot treatment

Rupert's Club Foot and Cunningham Brace story at LOC.

By Jon W
22 August 2022