Orthotics - Lower Extremity - We offer Lower Extremity Orthotics Ankle Knee and Hip Braces and Foot Orthotics :: Scheck & Siress Prosthetics, Orthotics, Pedorthics

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Scheck & Siress is owned by practitioners whose primary role is to design and fit orthotic devices. This means that excellent patient care is a company priority. Your opinion counts! Please let us know how we can work together with you and your physician to find a solution to your needs.

Our team is made up of highly experienced professionals who have the skills to provide effective orthotic solutions for you. Quality service and care are our commitment to our patients. Our team of practitioners is continually working to advance that care through research and education.

Scheck & Siress helps to train Physical Medicine and Rehab physicians in coordination with RUSH University Medical Center, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital and Loyola University Medical Center. Graduates of our program now practice medicine across the United States. We also lead research studies that challenge the status quo and confirm better ways of helping people move more comfortably through advanced Orthotic and Prosthetic technology and materials.

Foot, Ankle, Knee and Hip Braces

Your Scheck & Siress orthotist will work with you and, often, your doctor or physical therapist, to choose just the right brace for support, healing or mobility. Often custom braces are created.

Below are descriptions of braces you might bring home from Scheck & Siress.

AFO
Ankle Foot Orthosis
Our AFOs will be made in molded plastic or a variety of other materials. Straps, joints, springs and other modifications improve the function of many AFOs.
Carbon Fiber in Braces

Carbon Fiber is extremely light weight and strong. It can be used instead of plastic in ankle foot braces and other orthotic and prosthetic devices. Carbon Fiber even springs back when pushed, so it can offer some energy return for the AFO user.
FES for Foot Drop

For people who have Cerebral Palsy, MS or who suffered a stroke, traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury, Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) may be a solution to foot drop. The two FES devices we use in place of an AFO are the Walk Aide and Ness L300 by Bioness. These stimulate the Peroneal nerve to cause the affected foot to raise at just the right moment in a person's walking pattern. They are custom-programmed and very effective for the right person. We offer free appointments for people who want to know if FES will work for them. Just call!
KAFO
Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis
Controls both front to back and side to side motion of the knee with a variety of options for knee joints. Stance-controlled KAFOs use new technology that helps certain patients.
Stance Control KAFO

Technology has advanced enough to give Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis (KAFO) users more mobility. New joints in the knee portion of the stance-control KAFO allow the person wearing it to bend their knee while walking and still have excellent support from their KAFO.
HKAFO
Hip Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis
To limit hip and knee movement, this device is worn from the waist to foot. Usually, it is connected at the waist and controls both legs for instability.
RGO
Reciprocating Gait Orthosis
This HKAFO supports both legs and is designed to help the legs move back and forth, much like normal walking.

Lower Extremity Surgery and Trauma

CAM Walker
Controlled Ankle Motion Walker
This boot is commonly worn after surgery, fractures, or tendon rupture. It allows you to walk while you heal.
Tibial and Femoral Fracture Brace

These both limit motion of the knee and ankle while supporting the leg during recovery from a fracture.
Knee Immobilizer

Limits joint movement and supports the knee while you heal from surgery or injury to the knee and surrounding ligaments.
Post-Op ROM Knee Orthosis

Limits ROM (range of motion) to only the amount of movement ordered by your doctor after surgery or fracture.
Hip Abduction Orthosis

Usually worn after hip surgery, this brace prevents dislocations as your muscles recover.

Diabetic and Therapeutic Needs

CROW
Charcot Restraint Orthotic Walker
The CROW boot offers the best protection possible for patients who have foot ulcers that aren't healing or need support for their charcot ankle.
Diabetic Neuropathic Shoes

These shoes provide the protection and comfort many patients need due to their diabetes or neuropathy.
Wedge Shoe

For patients who have had surgery or have a severe ulcer, the wedge shoe promotes healing..
Plastazote Shoe

This shoe is made of a material that can be stretched to allow room for surgical dressings or foot deformities.
Custom Molded Shoe

When diabetic ulcers, amputations, bunions or other deformities make shoes difficult to wear, your orthotist can create a custom shoe from a cast of your foot.
FO
Foot Orthoses
Worn inside the shoe(s), foot orthoses can help patients with problems they have in their feet, knees, hips and back.
Compression Hose

For swelling or circulation problems, compression hose provide constant pressure of various strengths and lengths.