Thomas Stief
(ts)² analytiX motion lab, (ts)² GmbH
Vita
Thomas Stief is biomechanical engineer and pedorthist/orthopaedic shoemaker. He is the head of the (ts)² analytiX motion lab in Osnabrück, Germany. His work focuses on research in the fields of orthopedic biomechanics, sports biomechanics, and the development and evaluation of orthopedic devices and biomechanical measurement methods. He has a teaching position for biomechanics at the Institute of Sports Science at the Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany. He has been a member of WG 1 of ISO TC168 since 2015.
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(ts)² analytiX motion lab, (ts)² GmbH
Program Items
Are movement analyses fundamental requirements for insole treatment or more of an overkill of information? Do movement science and orthopaedic craft complement each other or do these disciplines compete? Workout instead of insoles or vice versa? The participants learn which factors really matter in practice and with examples from sports and rehabilitation. Specifically, which indicators influence the question whether a sensorimotor insole or a primarily biomechanical insole is the “right” choice of treatment.
The sensorimotor foot orthosis has been in use by children and adults for more than 20 years. Participants learn how existing fittings are carried out according to the current state of knowledge and today’s training concepts, and why standardisation is useful for developing future training concepts in order to provide a successful fitting with sensorimotor foot orthoses (SMFO). They also get to know the prerequisites for planning a fitting for a more differentiated indication and achieving the fitting objective.