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    • The Orthotic service provides assessment, prescription and fitting of orthotic devices.

    The term “orthoses” refers to a wide range of devices such as orthopaedic footwear, insoles, callipers, splints, fabric supports and collars, which are applied externally to a part of the body to achieve one or more of the following:

    • Correction or prevention of a physical deformity
    • Stabilisation of a joint or joints
    • Reduction of pain
    • Improvement in mobility or function
    • Reduction in the risk of injury

    Service Leads

    Eddie Gordon Orthotist

    Contacts

    karenfenna@nhs.net; janet.wormald@nhs.net

    Ormskirk 01695 656706; Southport 01704 704119

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