Due the radical increase of orthotic dispensing and abuse from outside health care practitioners the major insurance companies in Canada have implemented a plan of action to protect their insured from improper dispensing of orthotics and orthopedic shoes.  Such plans are standard for Maritime Life and Liberty Health which have both been bought out by Manulife.  It is suspected that Manulife, Canada’s largest insurance company will adopt this plan.  The plan states that orthotics can only be dispensed by one of the following professional:  Chiropodist, Podiatrist, Pedorthist or Orthotist.  Green Shield has taken this a step further; to dispense orthotics under their plan, the dispensing professional must also be registered with Green Shield as a preferred provider.

Paul Scotti performs all evaluations, castings and dispensing for Body Sync.  Paul is a Board Certified Pedorthist licensed from the Pedorthic College of Canada and is a member in good standings with the Pedorthic Association of Canada.  By July 2005 Paul is expected to be licensed as a Chiropodist (D.Ch) which will also give him prescribing capabilities.

A pedorthist is an individual who is trained in the assessment, design, manufacture, fit and modification of foot appliances and footwear for the purposes of alleviating painful or debilitating conditions and providing assistance for abnormalities or limited actions of the lower limb.
  • The pedorthist provides devices and footwear to assist in:
  • Accommodation of foot deformities;
  • Re-alignment of anatomical structures;
  • Redistribution of external and internal forces;
  • Improvement of balance;
  • Control of biomechanical function;
  • Accommodation of circulatory special requirements; and,
  • Enhancement of the actions of limbs compromised as a result of accident, congenital deformity, neural condition, or disease.
The designation and qualification of certified pedorthic practitioners from the College of Pedorthics of Canada Scope of Practice:

C Ped (C) – Certified Pedorthist (Canada)
  • Assessment through observation of surface anatomy and palpation of the limb, gait analyses, range-of-motion testing, footwear analysis and review of potentially complicated health factors;
  • Casting, manufacturing, fitting and adjusting orthoses;
  • Fitting and modifying standard and orthopedic footwear;
  • Accommodating/incorporating complementary assistive devices; and,
  • Casting and measuring for custom footwear.
Having Body Sync as your source for orthotics and orthopedic shoe you will be guaranteed that your patients’ will be provided with the appropriate therapy without being refused reimbursement from their insurance company.

For further information on Pedorthics please visit the website for the Pedorthics Association of Canada at:  http://www.pedorthic.ca