Many children and teens who have disabilities require orthotics, prosthetics and seating services to help manage their conditions. At Gillette, your patients can work with experts who provide special technology for complex conditions.
“Our work is very much integrated through collaboration with our specialists and therapists,” says Bradley Fisher, manager of Orthotics, Prosthetics and Seating at Gillette. “It’s a tremendous advantage to have our staff on-site working together, and it ensures that each brace or orthosis we make is perfectly tailored to the patient we’re treating.”
What We Do
To meet your patients’ needs, our internationally recognized experts work in teams to develop custom treatment plans that might include assistive devices like:
- Artificial limbs (prostheses)
- Braces (orthoses)
- Computer-access equipment and electronic aids for daily living
- Evaluations and mounts for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices
- Power wheelchair controls
- The Gillette CranioCap® orthosis to treat deformational plagiocephaly
- Wheelchair seating
Through collaboration with therapists and other specialists, our certified orthotists, prosthetists and seating practitioners support comprehensive patient care.
Conditions Orthotics, Prosthetics and Seating Treats
Whether your child experiences a traumatic injury or has a lifelong condition such as cerebral palsy, knowledgeable Gillette specialists provide the high-quality care and equipment they need to function and feel their best.
Integrated Care
Through collaborations with therapists and other specialists, our certified orthotists, prosthetists and seating practitioners support full patient care.
When your family comes to Gillette for orthotics, prosthetics and seating services, you likely will have contact with caring experts in a variety of disciplines, including:
- Casting.
- Craniofacial and plastic surgery.
- Occupational therapy.
- Orthopedics.
- Physical therapy.
- Rehabilitation medicine.
- Speech and language therapy.
For more information about care at Gillette, or to learn how you can refer your patients, please call 651-325-2200 or 855-325-2200 (toll-free).