Tradeshow Workshops
Allard USA will be presenting at the following tradeshows. Be sure to attend and earn CEUs!
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
Technical Workshop: "Stretch Your Way to Success with Contracture Management and Energy Return"
Research shows that neurological contractures respond most effectively to a low-load prolonged stretch (LLPS) approach, helping to restore range of motion and improve function. This presentation will outline clear, evidence-based protocols to reverse contractures and regain functional ROM. It will also provide guidelines for fabricating contracture management orthoses and review energy return AFO options for the lower extremities, ensuring daily progress made with LLPS is sustained and outcomes are optimized.
Time: 8:00 - 10:00am
Location: Piedmont
Speaker: Phil Cadman, DPT, & Flora Versyck, CPO, PT
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
Technical Workshop: "Impact of Alignment on Prosthetics Foot Performance"
Prosthetic feet are designed and tested using manufacture specified alignment. This presentation explores the critical interaction between prosthetic foot design and alignment considerations that maximize patient outcomes. Modern shoe designs can also impact alignment and foot performance. Shoe choice will be discussed as part of this interactive problem-solving presentation.
Time: 10:10 - 11:10am
Location: Piedmont
Speaker: Jack Richmond, CPOA
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
Innovation Stage: "Discover Pure Motion through Pure Composite Innovation"
Allard introduces Meracus® - their first prosthetic foot, built on decades of expertise in composite technology. Meracus is engineered for exceptional comfort, enhanced mobility, and superior energy efficiency. By refining traditional designs and leveraging 30 years of advanced material innovation, Meracus redefines what is possible in prosthetic foot technology.
Time: 11:20 - 11:35am
Location: Greenbriar
Speaker: Hampus Hedlund, Product Manager
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
Technical Workshop: "Orthotic Management of Genu Recurvatum: Interactive Lab Experience"
Discover the causes and innovative orthotic solutions for managing genu recurvatum, from mild to severe cases. This dynamic session includes patient video case studies, live demos, and an engaging hand-on KAFO fabrication lab, ensuring you leave with practical skills to improve patient outcomes.
Time: 12:10 - 2:10pm
Location: Piedmont
Speakers: Robert Meier, CO, & Marcus Nilsson
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
Technical Workshop: "Discover Pure Motion through Pure Compsotie Innovation"
"We don't need another foot, we need a better foot." Allard introduces Meracus®, tapping into prosthetics with their first prosthetic foot. Designed with focus on comfort, mobility, and energy efficiency, Meracus® represents a breakthrough in prosthetic foot technology by refining traditional concepts and integrating Allard's 30-year expertise in composite materials.
Time: 2:20 - 3:20pm
Location: Piedmont
Speaker: Hampus Hedlund, Product Manager
Thursday, February 27th, 2025
Product Display Showcase: "Dont Judge a Book (or an AFO) by its Cover - It's What's Inside that Counts"
With 10 years previous carbon composite research and experience for use in design and development of orthoses, Allard introduced ToeOFF® in 1997. Current Allard AFOs may look the same, but I will share our "inside" story that has resulted in 2% or less returns due to structural integrity, while offering continuous improvement in patient-specific function and compliance.
Time: 2:20 - 3:20pm
Location: Hanover Hall
Speaker: Peter Allard, President
Friday, February 28th, 2025
Product Display Showcase: "From Injury to Triumph: Inspiring Journeys of Overcoming the Challenges of Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries"
Assaulted and left for dead from a home invasion, Becky now thrives in the environmentally challenging mountains of Colorado.
Left with an imcomplete spinal cord injury after a car crashed into her scooter, Wendy has made history as the first disabled runner with SCI to complete the World Marathon Majors.
Time: 12:35 - 1:05pm
Location: Hanover Hall
Speakers: Becky Piper & Wendy Garrett