One of our major undertakings this year was changing the medical branding from Classic and Select to Formthotics System. Why did we do this? Mainly because there are so many products on the market that all claim to be the equivalent of Formthotics®, when in reality most of them are just another form of insoles (albeit with a slightly higher arch region) made by the same process, (heat-compression moulding or injection moulding) as the standard insoles that come in shoes. Any of these products can help to reduce a particular patient's symptoms but do they improve foot and leg function and are they really "foot orthoses" or "orthotics"?

Come on up for some great winter skiing

The bluebird weekend has been followed by some unsettled weather today with a top up of snowfall on the upper mountain (5-7cm).
The Saddle Basin is where it's all at with great skiing and riding for all levels both on and off piste top to bottom, so make your way across the Saddle Track and set yourself up to have some fun.
The Metservice forecast suggests we keep those winter woollies handy. They predict cooler temperatures with the freezing level dropping below the base building and more snow fall expected later this week.

Treble Cone in Wanaka hosted the first Mapei NZ junior Mixed Age Ski Race yesterday in superb racing conditions. Two scholarships to the value of up to $2500 were awarded to young talented ski racers, to assist their future endeavors in snow sports.

Annelise returns to the sport this year in a new role as a Snowvision selector for these scholarships, along with fellow Olympic skiers Erika McLeod and Fiona Stevens. She is "keen to put something back" into the sport that she excelled at and said "I am excited to help Snowvision develop the sport and support our young skiers."

Customers can test and feel the difference for themselves.

Formthotics First is a unique sales system to assist leading footwear retailers selling Formthotics orthotic insoles.   Formthotics First is the best way to let customers let their feet feel the difference of Formthotics orthotic insoles when they are selecting new footwear. 

Your Invitation to the unique Formthotics blackonwhite ski camps. An exceptional opportunity to ski with legends Claudia Riegler, Fiona Stevens, Erika McLeod and take your skiing to a new level.

This Conference was excellent in all ways. It was very well organised and attended, and Hobart is a very picturesque and pleasant place to visit.

The speakers were excellent and the papers presented were of a very high standard and covered a very broad range of topics from Biomechanics and Gait Analysis to the evaluation of students’ clinical skills. It is clear that Podiatry is embracing the challenge of developing an evidence base for its beliefs and practice.

The Formthotics System is an attempt to combine current theories of the effect of orthoses into a new model and method of examination and treatment. It is a functional model that attributes the development of painful conditions to environmental factors and tissue overloading rather than anatomical defects in foot and leg structure. It embraces the mechanical principles described by Dr. Root but adds basic principles of Joint function, Neuromotor function and adaptation.

NZ's best ever performed skier Claudia Riegler is currently coaching 18 keen skiers in the Formthotics national black on white ski camps this week at Treble Cone...

New Zealand’s best ever performed skier Claudia Riegler arrives back in New Zealand tomorrow to help coach keen skiers at the Formthotics national black on white ski camps this month.

Formthotics foam foot insoles are as good as hard plastic orthotic insoles for people with chronic heel pain, a landmark Australian study has found.

Formthotics are proud to be the main sponsor of the 2006 Black on White ski camps instructed by former ski champaions; Claudia Riegler, Fiona Stevens and Erika Mcleod.
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