Learn about the diagnostic process for Prosthetics and Orthotics. Discover how 3D scanning, gait analysis, and imaging at Liv Hospital ensure a perfect fit today.
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Diagnosis and Imaging
The journey toward a successful device fitting begins with a meticulously structured diagnostic evaluation. Because every patient’s anatomy is unique, a standard visual check is never enough. When you visit a specialist at Liv Hospital, the process starts with a detailed physical assessment of your residual limb or the joint requiring support. The goal of this evaluation is to provide objective evidence of your range of motion, muscle strength, and skin integrity. This baseline data is essential for ensuring that the final device is not only functional but comfortable for long term use.
Modern medicine has moved away from messy plaster casts in favor of high precision digital mapping.
At Liv Hospital, we use these digital blueprints to design devices that eliminate pressure points and reduce the risk of skin breakdown, which is a hallmark of our precision care.
To define the movement requirements of a patient, we utilize sophisticated motion capture technology.
This functional data allows our team to fine tune comprehensive prosthetics and orthotics, ensuring that the mechanical alignment of the device perfectly matches your biological gait.
X-rays remain a foundational tool for evaluating the skeletal framework upon which an orthotic will rest.
At Liv Hospital, we use digital X-ray technology to provide high resolution images with minimal radiation, ensuring the device aligns perfectly with your internal bone structure.
While X-rays show the bone, an MRI is essential for viewing the “hidden” soft tissues that must interact with a device.
An MRI provides the clinical team with a visual blueprint of the internal environment, ensuring that Orthopedic Prosthetics and Orthotics do not compress vital structures.
For patients requiring orthotics due to neurological failure, we perform electrical testing of the nerves.
Identifying these neurological markers is vital for planning a device that can sync with your body’s existing electrical signals.
Because the comfort of a device depends on healthy skin, we evaluate the blood flow in the limb.
At Liv Hospital, we prioritize vascular screening to ensure that the patient can safely wear a device for several hours a day without compromising their physical integrity.
Blood work is often part of our evaluation for Prosthetics and Orthotics, particularly for patients with systemic conditions.
Treating the limb without addressing the body’s internal chemistry is only half the battle. A full evaluation ensures your system is ready for the transition to a new device.
When considering high tech solutions, we perform a specialized “functional potential” assessment.
This high level screening ensures that we match the right technology to the right patient, maximizing the value of the investment in their mobility.
The end goal of the diagnostic phase is to reach a clear and confident management plan. Once all tests are completed—scanning, gait analysis, and imaging—your specialist at Liv Hospital will sit down with you to review the findings. Replacing uncertainty with a clear, data driven plan is the first step toward a future of strength. Reach out to our diagnostic team today to schedule your comprehensive evaluation and take the first step toward reclaimed independence.
Send us all your questions or requests, and our expert team will assist you.
Scanning is faster, cleaner, and often more accurate because it doesn’t distort the soft tissue like heavy plaster might. It creates a digital file that we can modify on a computer with extreme precision, and it allows us to keep a permanent digital record of your shape.
A K-level is a rating system used by insurance and medical teams to rate your potential to walk. It ranges from 0 (non ambulatory) to 4 (high impact athlete). Your rating determines what kind of prosthetic knee and foot you are eligible to receive to match your activity needs.
No, the EMG test for a prosthetic arm is painless. We place small metal sensors on the surface of your skin over your muscles. You simply flex your muscles, and we read the electrical signal on a computer screen. No needles are involved.
The clear “check socket” is a test drive. It allows us to see exactly how your skin is reacting to the pressure inside the socket while you stand and walk. We can heat and reshape this plastic to perfect the fit before making the final, permanent socket which cannot be easily changed.
X-rays are typically used to look at bones, but they can be used while wearing a prosthesis to see how the bone is sitting inside the socket. This helps ensure the end of the bone is not taking too much pressure and that the alignment with the rest of the body is correct.
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