disbility footwear info

adamlathamsmith · February 2018

it has take me 2 years but got help with the NHS with boots
my feet feet have got worse of the last few year to the point where I am sometimes in wheelchair when getting about

I had appiopont few days ago there will give boots with lost of padding in them and polypropylene plastic in them as I am getting pain in ankles as well and would still need to use my insoles in the boots as well

but I am not sure what is polypropylene plastic in the boots

Jean_OT · February 2018

Hi @adamlathamsmith

Glade to hear that you are now getting some support with orthotic footwear.

Polypropylene is a plastic that has lots of applications in many different areas, see: https://www.creativemechanisms.com/blog/all-about-polypropylene-pp-plastic

It’s been used in the manufacture of orthotics for a long time. Orthotics technicians have many different types and grades of plastics available to them and are trained to select the correct one for the degree of flexibility and ease of moulding for the job they are tackling, see http://www.oandplibrary.org/op/1984_04_041.asp

Hope this helps

Jean

https://community.scope.org.uk/categories/ask-an-occupational-therapist

omnexus · May 2018

Jean_Scope said:

Hi @adamlathamsmith

Glade to hear that you are now getting some support with orthotic footwear.

Polypropylene is a plastic that has lots of applications in many different areas, see: https://www.creativemechanisms.com/blog/all-about-polypropylene-pp-plastic

It’s been used in the manufacture of orthotics for a long time. Orthotics technicians have many different types and grades of plastics available to them and are trained to select the correct one for the degree of flexibility and ease of moulding for the job they are tackling, see http://www.oandplibrary.org/op/1984_04_041.asp

Hope this helps

Jean

https://community.scope.org.uk/categories/ask-an-occupational-therapist

Here is the update information on Polypropylene plastic

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