The creation of a prosthetic limb requires several steps to assure a perfect fit for the patient.
A casting is made to which the materials that will eventually comprise the limb will be molded.
Moines, Iowa, he and his wife were looking to set roots
and raise their family in a small, safe and inviting town. It
took only one visit to The County to convince them that
Presque Isle met all of these requirements, and they eagerly
signed a contract the following week. The company has
since grown to employ two full-time practitioners, an
office manager, billing specialist, orthotic and prosthetic
technician and an IT specialist.
What’s Happening Now
Our current office is located at 40 North St., Suite 5,
in Presque Isle. We are open every business day from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Both our practitioners and facility are
board certified and accredited by the American Board of
Certification, which is acknowledged by the American
Medical Association. We are the only facility in Aroostook
County where all custom prosthetics and orthotics are
made in-house.
Bryan can provide all orthotics, both custom and
off the shelf. He has extensive experience in pediatric
care, sports bracing and geriatric accommodative bracing.
He specializes in all orthotics, from foot orthotics and
diabetic footwear to complex spinal bracing and pediatric
cranial remolding helmets. Bryan is a compassionate and
enthusiastic practitioner. He prides himself in quality
fabrication and making sure to involve the entire clinical
team, including the physician, physical-occupational
therapist and, most importantly, the patient when
designing a clinical approach.
I offer all prosthetic services, including both upper
and lower extremity. And I provide these services for all
functional levels, from pediatric (currently, my youngest
patient is 16 months old) to geriatric (currently, my oldest
patient is 92 years old). I am fully certified to offer both
myoelectric arms (including the new i-LIMB) as well as
microprocessor knee units (including the unparalleled
C-Leg). Being an amputee myself, I truly empathize with
the struggles my patients face, as I have struggled with
many of the same issues throughout my own life. It is
always my goal not only to treat the patient clinically, but
to treat them as a whole. I feel that providing the person
with a well-fitting and functional prosthesis is only half
the job; the other and more important half is taking
the time to answer questions, listen to their concerns,
understand their goals and make them the central part of
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