DM Orthotics company announcement
In 2015 D M Orthotics celebrated its 10th anniversary. The company has changed considerably over this time, emerging from its humble beginnings to becoming the market leader in dynamic elastomeric fabric orthoses, with over 60 staff servicing more than 20 countries worldwide. In order to continue this growth we have needed to make some important changes to the structure of DM Orthotics and review how we run our business to...
Festive season raises money for local charity
DM Orthotics got into the festive spirit raising £195 for local charity Children’s Hospice South West and their Little Harbour hospice in St Austell. The money was raised by staff at DM Orthotics led by Dianne Faulkner and Elaine Winstanley through a series of charity fund-raising events and activities including raffles, Christmas Card donations, Guess the Number of Sweets in the Jar, Name the Teddy and Christmas Jumper Day. ...
Managing Director selected to present at prestigious US conference
DM Orthotics Managing Director, Martin Matthews has been selected to present at the 42nd Academy Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium for the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists on Friday 11th March 2016, held in Orlando, Florida. The Academy Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium is one of the most reputable conferences in the United States and landmarks the influence of Dynamic Movement Orthoses in North America. Martin has been selected...
CP Sport Partnership
DM Orthotics are excited to announce the start of a new corporate charity partnership with Cerebral Palsy Sport. DM Orthotics will be helping to fund CP Sport’s Kickstart programme which aims to develop new areas of sustainable CP specific football all across the country. The official announcement was made at the CP Sport Annual Conference held in Nottingham on 8th December 2015. CP Sport work closely with County FAs, Football...
2016’s Power 100!
On December 3rd 2015 the 2016 Power 100 was announced by Powerful Media in Partnership with The Shaw Trust. The Power 100, now in its second year, is a list of the 100 most influential people with a disability or impairment and was announced to mark the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Leading figures from across business, sport, the arts and a range of other professions feature in...
UK regional clinic service
DM Orthotics has been working with a number of health centres across the country to set up monthly clinics which are available for members of the public to attend. The aim of the clinics is to provide private patients with a regular regional venue which is run by one of the company’s own expert clinicians. Services provided at the clinics include: patient assessment, product prescriptions, measuring and fitting and...
DMO’s help change life for cartoonist
DM Orthotics have given a new lease of life to cartoonist, Hannah Ensor. Hannah who has Hypermobility Type EDS and POTS has been using a combination of the company’s products to alleviate the symptoms of her conditions helping her to become more independent and less reliant on a wheelchair. She was also able to stop taking prescribed medication for her POTS only a few weeks after using her DMO’s, something...
Join us on social media
You can now keep up with all the latest news and developments at DM Orthotics on our social media pages. We have just launched pages on Twitter, Facebook and Vine. Marketing Manager Simon Piper speaks on the choices and decision to move the company in this direction. “Social media is often quite an obvious choice for businesses these days but it is something we have approached with careful consideration. Brands, companies...
New GS1 database system meets essential US FDA and UK Department of Health requirements
DM Orthotics has recently updated and improved its ordering and manufacturing systems using GS1 standards meaning it is now fully compliant with the UK Department of Health’s and US Food and Drug Administration’s (US FDA) regulations on Unique Device Identification. The changes have wider implications across our business, improving efficiency and better monitoring. DM Orthotics creates a high volume of custom products for patients and customers in the USA each...
Climbing high with DM Orthotics
Tom Watts, 16, has been taking on the world of extreme sports thanks to his Lycra orthoses supplied by DM Orthotics. Tom suffered a stroke at the age of eleven which impaired the function and movement down his left side, preventing him from continuing to enjoy contact sports such as rugby. Now aided with DM Orthotics’ Dorsiflex Sock and more recently the DMO Glove, Tom is taking on Extreme Sports...
