Resources & Guides
Expert insights on prosthetics, orthotics, and mobility solutions. Evidence-based information to help you make informed decisions about your care.
Your First Below-Knee Prosthetic Fitting: What Happens and What to Bring
Prepare for your first below-knee prosthetic fitting. Learn about assessment, check sockets, walking checks, what to bring and follow-up care.
When Your Prosthetic Socket No Longer Fits: What a Review Checks
A loose, tight or painful prosthetic socket needs a review. Learn what can change, what a prosthetist checks and what to bring to your appointment.
Prosthetic Repairs or Replacement: What Needs Assessment?
Understand prosthetic repairs, socket replacement and new limbs. Learn what needs assessment, what a quote should explain and how funding is checked.
Myoelectric Prosthetic Arms: How Assessment and Trial Fitting Work
Learn how myoelectric prosthetic arms use muscle signals, what assessment and trials check, and how training, daily tasks and funding affect the choice.
Prosthetic Socks: Fit, Care and When to Ask for a Review
Learn what prosthetic socks do, how they differ from liners, what ply means and when changing fit or sock needs should prompt a prosthetic review.
Prosthetic Foot Types: Questions to Ask Before Choosing
Compare prosthetic foot features, from basic designs to hydraulic and microprocessor systems. Learn which questions matter for assessment and a trial.
Showering and Swimming with a Prosthetic Leg
Check whether your exact prosthetic leg is suitable for showers, pools or the sea. Learn about water ratings, care instructions and questions to ask.
What Is a KAFO? Knee-Ankle-Foot Braces, Fitting and AFO Differences
A KAFO supports the knee, ankle and foot. Compare it with an AFO, learn about locked and stance-control designs, and prepare for an orthotic assessment.
Shoes for AFO Braces: How to Choose and Fit Drew, Dr. Comfort and BILLY
Choose shoes for an AFO by depth, width, opening and heel fit. Learn about Drew, Dr. Comfort and BILLY Footwear, which Align can provide.
Ready-Made vs Custom Foot-Drop Braces: What to Check Before Choosing
Compare ready-made foot-drop supports with assessed custom AFOs. Learn what fitting checks, footwear, knee support and follow-up mean for the choice.
Baby Helmets for Flat Head: Plagiocephaly, Assessment and Costs
Everything parents need to know about flat head shape in babies — causes, clinical assessment, repositioning strategies, cranial helmet therapy, and Australian funding pathways.
What Does a Prosthetic Liner Do? Understanding Your Most Important Interface
Learn about prosthetic liner types including silicone, urethane, and TPE. Understand liner materials, suspension systems, and how they work together for comfort.
Custom Orthotics Guide: Process, Benefits & What to Expect
Complete guide to custom orthotics including the 3D scanning process, benefits, timeline, and costs. Learn what to expect from your custom orthotic journey.
What Is an AFO Brace? A Complete Guide to Ankle-Foot Orthoses
Learn what an AFO brace is, how ankle-foot orthoses work, common conditions they support, and what to expect during fitting. NDIS funding information included.
Running Prosthetics for Athletes: A Complete Guide to Running Blades
Discover how running prosthetics work, the different types of running blades available, the fitting process, and NDIS funding options for athletes with limb difference.
Prosthetic Costs and Funding in Australia: NDIS, QALS and DVA
Understand prosthetic quotes, eligibility and approval across NDIS, QALS, DVA, WorkCover and NIISQ.
AFO Types: Solid, Hinged, Carbon Fibre and Plastic Braces
Compare solid, hinged and flexible AFOs, carbon fibre versus plastic, and custom versus ready-made braces. Learn what an orthotist checks before fitting.
Knee Braces for Osteoarthritis: Supports and Unloader Braces
Evidence-based guide to offloading knee braces for unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis (medial or lateral). What they do, who they suit, and Australian funding pathways.