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