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London Orthotic Consultancy has joined the OrthoPediatrics Specialty Bracing (OPSB) group, marking an exciting new chapter for our team, patients and partners. While this partnership brings additional resources and expertise, there will be no change to the care, team or support our patients receive.

Explore highlights from our Manchester Open Evening, where healthcare professionals came together to learn more about the Agilik smart orthosis, early orthotic intervention and collaborative support for paediatric and adult patients

We’re moving to a new patient system to help improve how we manage bookings, payments and communication. Here’s what to expect during the transition and how to get in touch if needed.

This year, the London Orthotic Consultancy is proud to celebrate 20 years of advancing orthotic care, innovation, and clinical excellence.

The London Orthotic Consultancy proudly welcomes Catherine Hendy to its clinical team as a full-time orthotist.

Explore highlights from LOC Cambridge’s 2025 Open Day, featuring innovations in neurorehabilitation, AI-assisted gait analysis, and personalised orthotic care.

Incredible results in just three months – George and Albert’s story

Members of the London Orthotic Consultancy team wearing green for Cerebral palsy awareness day

Introducing the Agilik smart orthosis a breakthrough in orthotic technology

Romford plagiocephaly clinic celebrates its 250th LOCBand Lite patient

Sky News published an article this month quoting scientists at Southmead Hospital who claimed there was a lack of research into flat head syndrome and whether helmet therapy works.

Cricket is a physically demanding sport, especially for young, fast bowlers. Recently, we have seen a rise in teenage cricket players being referred to us with pars stress fracture, an injury that affects the area connecting the upper and lower joints of the spine.

Meet Cat Hendy, whose path to orthotics took an unexpected turn, from art graduate to BAPO Student of the Year nominee. After completing a degree in art, she then trained as an orthotics technician, before taking up an apprenticeship to become a clinician.

New slimline pectus brace will help our patients optimise improvements to the appearance of their chests

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.

Recognising the signs and symptoms of scoliosis early can make a big difference for parents. Early detection helps improve treatment outcomes and may even reduce the need for spinal surgery in the future.

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.

Jack Choong, senior orthotist at the London Orthotic Consultancy 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.

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.

The London Orthotic Consultancy’s scoliosis team has been accepted to present their scoliosis treatment findings at SOSORT’s annual conference as part of the SpineWeek Congress to be held in Australia in May 2023.

Plagiocephaly and Pectus lecture

The LOCband Lite is the successor to the original LOCband. It is a 3D-printed helmet that is around 40% lighter than its predecessor because the walls of the helmet are thinner. It also has a ventilated design, which can help improve comfort in warmer weather.

In this case, by the end of treatment, the baby’s cranial vault asymmetry had reduced from 18mm to 4mm and his cephalic ratio had reduced to 88%.

American paediatric specialist visits LOC to gain more understanding of OSKAR and lower limb orthotic management of cerebral palsy patients.

Managing scoliosis with bracing at LOC: a brief summary