Clinical Support and Decision-Making
Orthotic prescription questions, clinical support queries, and common concerns about switching labs.
How do you help with complex cases?
Send us brief case details — diagnosis, key findings, footwear constraints, casts or scan details — and we will suggest an orthotic approach.
Can I run a case past you before prescribing?
Will you tell me what orthotic to prescribe, or just make whatever I request?
Do you offer CPD on orthotic prescribing?
What orthotic prescription options are available?
- Prescribe-by-pathology — select a clinical presentation and receive an evidence-informed orthotic recommendation matched to it. You share your key clinical findings; we handle the design parameters. No need to specify shell profile, posting, stiffness, or additions.
- Prescribe by quick select options — choose a device family such as by pathology, by sport or by device. When you know the functional outcome you are prescribing for but want us to handle the specific design.
- Fully bespoke — full control over shell profile, posting, additions, and top cover. Build from your clinical findings and specify every parameter. Collaborative prescription review is available on request.
Capture Methods
Can I send foam impressions?
MM Podiatry currently accepts foam impression boxes and slipper casts only — sent by post.
Can you work with scans from different scanner brands?
We accept most major scan formats, including STL and OBJ. Contact us before your first scan submission to confirm compatibility with your specific scanner.
Prescriptions, Adjustments, and Remakes
What support do you offer on shell type, posting, and additions for specific pathologies?
What can I adjust chairside, and what should come back to the lab?
Chairside: top cover changes, pads, external wedging, heel raises, shoe trimming.
Lab: shell profile changes, stiffness or posting adjustments, structural redesigns, full reprints.
Who covers the cost of a remake?
What guarantees apply to my custom orthotics order?
Supporting Patients
How should I explain bespoke orthotics to patients?
You can describe them as custom devices that change how forces pass through the foot and leg, protecting injured tissues and supporting their wider treatment plan. They are not a standalone fix; they are one part of managing load alongside rehab exercises, footwear, and other rehab aids (e.g., resistance bands, wobble boards, sliders, etc).
Do you provide patient-facing materials?
Yes. We provide information that you can give to your patients covering why orthotics have been prescribed, what to expect over the first eight weeks, and when to contact your clinic. These are available to print or share with your patients digitally.
Practicalities and Onboarding
Who can order from MM Podiatry?
MM Podiatry supplies 3D printed orthotics to registered clinicians only — podiatrists, MSK physiotherapists, and GPs with extended MSK roles. We do not supply direct to patients.
What is your typical turnaround time?
What happens after I submit my order?
How do I get started with MM Podiatry?
Most clinicians start with an orthotic — they have a patient who needs a bespoke device, or they want to move from an existing lab to one that offers more. Some come through RehabHub 3D first, looking for a better way to prescribe and monitor rehabilitation, and find that connecting it to a bespoke orthotic makes clinical sense. Some arrive through our return-to-activity pathways and work backwards.
Wherever you start, we’ll kick off with a 20-minute onboarding call that covers your caseload, your current approach, and which patients to start with. We integrate the prescription form into your practice management system, set up your RehabHub 3D account, and identify your first cases together. From there, we work through your first prescriptions collaboratively — reviewing findings, explaining reasoning, and building templates from those early cases that make future prescriptions faster and more consistent.
Can I trial a small number of cases before committing?
Yes. Many clinics start with three to five collaborative cases before scaling up. First-month pricing for custom orthotics is £75 per pair, regardless of volume.
How much do orthotics cost?
Your first month is £75 per pair regardless of volume. From month two, pricing is £90 per pair for 1–5 pairs per month, or £75 per pair for six or more. There is no minimum volume requirement. These prices are for the lab unit cost only — separate from the fees you charge your patients.
Talk to us about pricing and volume
Common Concerns About Switching Orthotics Lab
I have used my current lab for years. Why should I change?
3D printing allows for consistency and repeatability. A clinician-led lab means direct access to clinical reasoning support on complex cases. And the connection to digital rehabilitation and structured return to activity is not available from a standard orthotic supplier.
Switching is also lower-risk than it sounds. You can trial MM Podiatry alongside your current lab for a month — try us with a small number of carefully chosen cases, at the introductory rate of £75 per pair (regardless of volume) in month one, with clinical fit and workmanship guarantees in place. Most clinicians find the first three to five cases tell them everything they need to know.
Will switching mean lots of extra admin?
No. We embed our prescription process into your practice management system and use quick-select templates.
What if my first few devices are not quite right?
For early cases, we expect to refine things together. We adjust and, where needed, remake devices — then we build personalised templates from those learnings.
Common Questions About RehabHub 3D
What if I already use another rehab app?
How long does setup take?
What happens after the 30-day trial?
You choose the plan that matches your team size and continue. If it is not the right fit, walk away — there are no long contracts and no hard sell.
Common Questions About Return to Activity After Injury
Does MM Podiatry offer return-to-activity support?
Yes. Through our partners WalkActive and Streek, clinicians can direct patients into structured, digitally delivered return-to-activity programmes. WalkActive supports patients returning to everyday walking and function. Streek supports patients returning to running. Both are progressive programmes built around the same load management principle that runs through the MM Podiatry system.
How do I refer a patient to a return-to-activity programme?
When you select a return-to-activity programme via the MM Podiatry prescription form, referral details are generated and provided to you automatically. When your patient is ready to progress, you share the referral link or QR code directly with them — they sign up to the appropriate WalkActive or Streek programme and the platform manages their progression from there.
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