The Foot Tech Mini-Lab System allows the technician to fabricate problem-solving devices as well as achieve functional control through the selection of add-on materials of varying densities.  Through the patented direct-molding process, the practitioner is able to capture the foot in its most functional position, which is usually in or about subtalar neutral, by suspending the patient’s foot in a multi-density foam environment. 

This molding process allows the practitioner to simulate the foot’s position in the mid-stance phase of the gait cycle, allowing the practitioner to control and/or correct alignment of the lower kinetic chain.  Thus, the structural changes that take place between non-weight bearing and weight bearing (splaying, elongation, locking of the forefoot, etc.) are addressed while the foot’s alignment is controlled. 

As a result, an effective orthotic can be formed quickly and easily, which provides an excellent device fulfilling the patient’s biomechanical needs and achieving Dynamic Alignment™.