Firefly Orthoses closed for two dates in June

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Please note, the offices of Firefly Orthoses will be closed for two dates in June, 2016.

Our office will be closed during:

  • Friday, June 3rd
  • Monday, June 6th

Our office will be closed on Friday, June 3rd to facilitate in-house services.

The following Monday, June 6th, is a bank holiday in the Republic of Ireland which means Firefly’s office will reopen at 9am on Tuesday, June 7th.

Should you have any queries or wish to contact our offices during these dates we advise using email to submit your query. Our staff will reply when we reopen on Tuesday.

Alaa Razak visits Firefly Orthoses

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In recent days we welcomed London Podiatrist, Alaa Razak to Firefly Orthoses’ HQ and Lab.

About Alaa

Alaa’s Kensington Podiatry clinic is part of the Smart Medical Group, located at Brompton Cross (South Kensington). There she specialises in gait analysis, MSK podiatry, lower limb acupuncture and manipulation.

Raza and the Fireflies

Alaa and the Fireflies

Alaa is also based in University Hospital Lewisham were she completes Musculoskeletal Outpatient clinics and holds position as the Student Clinical Co-ordinator.

We’d like to thank Alaa for visiting us, we look forward to welcoming her back again soon, if we don’t see you in London first, Alaa!

Come visit Firefly Orthoses

If you are interested in visiting Firefly Orthoses’ Lab you can find further information here.  You can email [email protected] expressing you interest in visiting us and we’ll help coordinate your trip.

 

High Heels hit the Headlines

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As UK law, workplace dress codes and high heels collide, the Podiatry profession comes to the fore. Among all this Firefly Orthoses can offer a solution to the pain caused by high heels.

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Guidelines for treating the Diabetic foot

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Analysis of recent literature relating to diabetes has produced The Management of the Diabetic Foot: A clinical practice guideline by the Society for Vascular Surgery in collaboration with the American Podiatric Medical Association and the Society for Vascular Medicine in the United States.

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Bartold Biomechanics Seminar

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Firefly is attending the Simon Bartold Seminar on the final day of the 2016 College of Podiatry conference at the Lough Erne Resort in Co. Fermanagh.

Martin McGeough and Greg Gillanders are representing both Firefly Orthoses Ltd and Firefly’s Foot & Ankle Clinics.

Bartold Biomechanics

Simon Bartold

Simon Bartold is a renowned name in the field of Biomechanics, his seminars regularly sell out around the world.  Beginning his careers as a Podiatrist and sports researcher in Australia, he now works alongside Asics as an international research consultant.

Bartold is well known for his stance against ‘minimalist’ or barefoot running and has played a role with Asics in the production of gender specific running shoes.

Simon’s seminar at the Northern Ireland conference is titled The Dynamic Athlete Assessment Protocol. Simon’s website, Bartold Biomechanics, describes the seminar as:

taking a unique and very hands-on approach to the assessment of the injured athlete, this seminar will give you the tools to change the way you assess and treat your patients. If you feel trapped in outdated models of static assessment, if you really want to learn new and relevant techniques that will immediately challenge the way you practice, this seminar is an absolute must. 

The seminar is an all-day event and will bring the 2016 conference to a close.  Thank you to everyone who called by the Firefly Orthoses stand at this year’s conference.

The next event Firefly Orthoses will attend is the Foot Health 2016 conference in Kettering on June 21st and 22nd. Hope to see you there.

Firefly attending SCP Conference in Fermanagh

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Martin, Greg, Maurya and Nicola from Firefly are all in Fermanagh for the next few days, attending the College of Podiatry Conference 2016.

The conference is taking place at the Lough Erne Resort, County Fermanagh.

We  have a stand at the conference where we have a samples of our product range.  These include our custom made foot orthoses, over the counter devices and the Richie Brace devices.

Simon Bartold

Simon Bartold speaks at Fermanagh conference

 

Simon Bartold is the keynote speaker for the event [pictured above], speaking about Biomechanics.  Other speakers at the event include digital marketing expert Jill Woods, Declan Hanna discussing chronic pain management and Hayden Kelly on forensics.

Firefly Orthoses Stand at SCP Fermanagh.

Firefly Orthoses Stand at SCP Fermanagh.

Make sure to call to the Firefly Orthoses stand and have a chat with the Fireflies, we’re at the conference until Saturday.

 

Come visit Firefly Orthoses

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Come visit Firefly on the beautiful north west coast of Ireland. Meet the staff and gain a fuller understanding of our products and services.

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Firefly’s Martin McGeough visits NUIG

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Firefly Founder and Medical Director, Martin McGeough visited National University of Ireland, Galway’s [NUIG] School of Health Sciences recently.

Martin guest lectures to the University’s Podiatric Medicine students a number of times during the academic year.

On his most recent visit, Martin spoke to student’s preparing for their final MSK assessments and also to 3rd year Podiatry students.

Aras Moyola, NUIG

Áras Moyola, NUIG

Firefly and NUIG

The University offers 25 places on the undergraduate course annually. Each year Firefly Orthoses welcomes a number of the courses undergraduates to Firefly HQ where they develop their practical experience and knowledge in the area of biomechanics.

Studying Podiatric Medicine

Since 2008 NUIG has been offering a degree in Podiatric Medicine. Their BSc in Podiatric Medicine is the only such course in the Republic of Ireland.  From the University’s Áras Moyola building they provide a state of the art Podiatric clinic accompanied by a surgical theatre.

Firefly attending conferences in Cork and Wales this weekend.

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Firefly Orthoses are attending the SCPI Conference in Cork at the Rochestown Park Hotel and the Wales Podiatric Medicine Conference in Cardiff this weekend.

The SCPI conference is focusing on ‘Strength and Flexibility’ and Firefly’s Maurya and Eimear are attending with a full selection of sample Firefly products.  This event takes place on Saturday only.

Claire is flying the Firefly flag in Cardiff at the Wales Podiatric Medicine Conference in the Mercure Hotel which takes place on Friday and Saturday. 

Make sure to call to our stands if you are attending either of the conferences.

SOLS RX: The Firefly Opinion

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After concluding our SOLS RX trial programme, Firefly bring you an overview of the feedback collected regarding the prescription 3D printed custom made orthoses.

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