Differences between US & Canada?

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Can anyone tell me how the whole process of getting a band works in the US (or

anywhere else in the world)? It seems so different than it is here!

We get referred from our family doctor to a pedi (most pedis in Canada aren't

GPs) and from the pedi we get referred to a Children's Hospital (for us it's

Sick Kids in Toronto). Then we meet with an orthotist who does an assessment

and tells us what they recommend and how to proceed.

If you decide to go ahead with it they do a mold and custom make their own

orthotics. We don't get 3d scans or measurements (although I think they may

have started this with newer kids), just digital pictures from a regular camera

to compare to a photocopied picture of the mold. It seems so archaic LOL

It seems like elsewhere is all high tech and have super cool looking

bands....ours look like hockey helmets.

I'm really interested in how it works elsewhere

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