In a generic looking non descript cape on outer Lisbon Road in Lewiston sits a business that not only helps mold the steps of people with foot and ankle problems, but builds new limbs for many clients from scratch. Unlike the mass produced products available online, Sound Limb Orthotics and Prosthetics takes the time to make sure thier clients get a perfect fit, often making one of a kind creations from thier input. “Every person has a different shape and need. One size fits all will work, but might not be very comfortable.” says Glen DeCarteret, C.P., one of the half dozen employess that make up the staff that has been in business for over two decades. Using tried and true methods and introducting modern technology, the process has evolved, creating more opportunities and better comfort for some of the problems facing a growing population of people needing prosthetics and orthotics.
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- Glen DeCarteret, C.P., pulls a heated sheet of polypropelene over a cast to create a mold for a prosthetic at the Lewiston lab.
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- Sound Limbs sights unseen. Sheets of Polypropelene and Copolimer wait to be heated and molded into nearly every orthotic produced.
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- Tools for grinding, boring and sanding on a larger scale that are affixed on an industrial drill.
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- This polycentric leg has 7 access points that provides the user a variety of positins or articulate.
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- Sound Limbs sights unseen. Small tools used in the intricate work of creating a orthotics sit on a small shelf.
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- Glen DeCarteret, C.P. checks out a valve that needs to be tweeked on a new prosthesis he made for Joshua Dyer of Waldoboro during a recent visit to the Lewiston office.
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- Glen DeCarteret, C.P. checks out a new prosthesis he made for Rene Gagnon of Lewiston during a recent visit to the Lewiston office.
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