Customised Footwear Solutions to prevent costly lower limb complications

Australia is facing an unsustainable and evergrowing burden of lower-limb complications. Early intervention is the gold standard towards prevention of costly lower-limb pathologies such as arthritis and diabetic ulcerations.

Competitive advantage

• Does not require the need for a specialised clinician or additional manufacturing equipment, making it widely accessible and affordable by the community
• Can be used immediately in any shoes
• Instant improvement on different gait and biomechanical parameters
• ‘Own Your own Shoes‘ (OYS) does not create waste, therefore it is environmentally friendly
• OYS has been tested to reliably perform at higher temperatures and prolonged time

Successful applications of research

• This self-fitting product aims to reduce pain while walking or exercising
• The special material will have positive clinical impact, especially for those people with different lower limb complications
• We use the best shock absorption material available in the market that enables reduction of peak pressure in painful lower limb joints

Partners

• Mr Scott Van Epen - Director of Co-Bond limited
• Mr Prateek Rangra - Senior Physiotherapist - NHS Scotland
• Tekscan - Boston - world leading supplier of high resolution gait analysis sensor to detect pressure profile

Dr Andrea Coda