LS support -reply summary
Ted A. Trower
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Title:
LS support -reply summary
Creator:
Ted A. Trower
Date:
10/13/2000
Text:
My original message-
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Here's a fun one!
Had this gentleman come into my office looking to replace the LS support
that he bought at Sears twenty years ago. He wants one just like it.
This decrepit device is canvas and leather, with a posterior pad and laces
on the anterior. The kicker is that it is only about eight inches (20cm) wide.
I've looked thru a lot of catalogs without seeing anything remotely this
narrow with a posterior pad or panel. Does anyone know of something that
fits this description?
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Replies follow:
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From: Efren Mauricio < <Email Address Redacted> >
Subject: LS supper
Return-Path: <Email Address Redacted>
dear sir, why don!t you do custom made. you could send
and let duplicate.try to contact me efren at (XXX)XXX-XXXX
after office hour.may be i could help you to find
a person to duplicate your LS.
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From: <Email Address Redacted>
Sorry Ted but I can't resist, Why not refer him back to Sears?
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From: Carol Paez < <Email Address Redacted> >
In-Reply-To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Return-Path: <Email Address Redacted>
Hi Ted,
Have you tried TruForm for this corset? I know they use
to make one like this.
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From: Robert McCulloch < <Email Address Redacted> >
Hey Ted,
I, to, was unsuccessful finding what you described. However, years ago,
those Sears products were made for them by Bell-Horn. Bell-Horn all but
died, but has been brought back by Circle City Medical out of
Indianapolis. Slim chance, but try 800-226-4799, ask for Todd
Katz. You'll probably end up making this from scratch. Too bad all you
CPO's are really prosthetists. Maybe a good CO can help on this one ! !
Bob McCulloch CO-977
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From: <Email Address Redacted>
Message-ID: < <Email Address Redacted> >
when all else fails, go custom
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From: <Email Address Redacted>
Sears? He got it at Sears!? If they can't replace it, have the gentleman
send it back to the Sears repair center.
Seriously though, I don't have a clue on replacing such an item. I
occasionally look in the C.D. Denison or Florida Brace catalogs for what I
consider the 'old fashioned' Orthotic designs. Good luck,
Steve Baum C.O.
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From: Terry Supan < <Email Address Redacted> >
References: < <Email Address Redacted> >
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Return-Path: <Email Address Redacted>
Ted, this sound like an orthosis for the Sacral Illiac joint fx. Have not
seen one
with leather on it though. Terry
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From: <Email Address Redacted>
Message-ID: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Return-Path: <Email Address Redacted>
Yeah Ted, it sounds like a sacro-illiac belt with a pad. Basically the pad
used to called a shingle. You can find a few types in the truform cataloge.
The laces used to go in the back to tighten the pad. I don't know if a laced
front is available, I have just seen straps.
Be well, Rick Feldman CPO
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From: Tribar < <Email Address Redacted> >
Ted, I can duplicate it for you. It would be best it he could part with it,
if not we could go off of a detailed tracing.
Barb Fletcher
Tribar
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From: <Email Address Redacted>
Return-Path: <Email Address Redacted>
Sounds like an old Sacro-iliac belt, with removable posterior pad
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From: Joan Cestaro, C.P. < <Email Address Redacted> >
Return-Path: <Email Address Redacted>
Hi Ted,
May I suggest tracing this ancient device and marking it well as to types of
materials used, colors, etc, and sending it to Tribar for a custom job?
Charge for custom & the price should be satisfactory as compared to the
Mcare allowable (or whatever insurance) unless you are one of those ------'s
that accept 40% below. OK, I won't go there........
We use Tribar for all our custom corsets. Ask for Barbara. She is very
knowledgeable and they do nice work. If you don't have their #, contact me
at work tomorrow at 540-722-9025. They are a small operation.
Good luck,
Joan Cestaro, C.P.
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From: Bp < <Email Address Redacted> >
To me it sounds like a Sacro-illiac support. Check the Freeman catalog.
Bob
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From: ALAN GULLIFER < <Email Address Redacted> >
Return-Path: <Email Address Redacted>
TED I HAVE A COMPANY THAT CAN DUPLICATE THE LS SUPPORT THAT YOU TALKED
ABOUT. THEY DO NEED THE SUPPORT TO WORK FROM. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED
GIVE ME A CALL AT PEL SUPPLY 1-800-321-1263. AL GULLIFER
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From: <Email Address Redacted>
Return-Path: <Email Address Redacted>
Ted,
Go custom made and charge accordingly.
Bob Bangham, C.O., L.O.
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From: Ted Markgren < <Email Address Redacted> >
Ted,
Tri-Bar does a very good job of duplicating and manufacturing an
LSO to your specifications. They can use one of their standard
models as a base, and modify it to meet your front/back panel
size. The cost is very reasonable. Contact Barb Fletcher or
Therese at 800.332.2844.
Ted
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The end result? The client isn't willing to pay what it would cost to
duplicate the device. He went to Lowes and bought a back belt that isn't
as good but is acceptable in price.
Anybody surprised?
Ted A. Trower C.P.O.
A-S-C Orthotics & Prosthetics
Jackson, Michigan, USA
<Email Address Redacted>
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Here's a fun one!
Had this gentleman come into my office looking to replace the LS support
that he bought at Sears twenty years ago. He wants one just like it.
This decrepit device is canvas and leather, with a posterior pad and laces
on the anterior. The kicker is that it is only about eight inches (20cm) wide.
I've looked thru a lot of catalogs without seeing anything remotely this
narrow with a posterior pad or panel. Does anyone know of something that
fits this description?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Replies follow:
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Efren Mauricio < <Email Address Redacted> >
Subject: LS supper
Return-Path: <Email Address Redacted>
dear sir, why don!t you do custom made. you could send
and let duplicate.try to contact me efren at (XXX)XXX-XXXX
after office hour.may be i could help you to find
a person to duplicate your LS.
------------------------------------------------------------
From: <Email Address Redacted>
Sorry Ted but I can't resist, Why not refer him back to Sears?
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Carol Paez < <Email Address Redacted> >
In-Reply-To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Return-Path: <Email Address Redacted>
Hi Ted,
Have you tried TruForm for this corset? I know they use
to make one like this.
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Robert McCulloch < <Email Address Redacted> >
Hey Ted,
I, to, was unsuccessful finding what you described. However, years ago,
those Sears products were made for them by Bell-Horn. Bell-Horn all but
died, but has been brought back by Circle City Medical out of
Indianapolis. Slim chance, but try 800-226-4799, ask for Todd
Katz. You'll probably end up making this from scratch. Too bad all you
CPO's are really prosthetists. Maybe a good CO can help on this one ! !
Bob McCulloch CO-977
------------------------------------------------------------
From: <Email Address Redacted>
Message-ID: < <Email Address Redacted> >
when all else fails, go custom
------------------------------------------------------------
From: <Email Address Redacted>
Sears? He got it at Sears!? If they can't replace it, have the gentleman
send it back to the Sears repair center.
Seriously though, I don't have a clue on replacing such an item. I
occasionally look in the C.D. Denison or Florida Brace catalogs for what I
consider the 'old fashioned' Orthotic designs. Good luck,
Steve Baum C.O.
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Terry Supan < <Email Address Redacted> >
References: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Return-Path: <Email Address Redacted>
Ted, this sound like an orthosis for the Sacral Illiac joint fx. Have not
seen one
with leather on it though. Terry
------------------------------------------------------------
From: <Email Address Redacted>
Message-ID: < <Email Address Redacted> >
Return-Path: <Email Address Redacted>
Yeah Ted, it sounds like a sacro-illiac belt with a pad. Basically the pad
used to called a shingle. You can find a few types in the truform cataloge.
The laces used to go in the back to tighten the pad. I don't know if a laced
front is available, I have just seen straps.
Be well, Rick Feldman CPO
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Tribar < <Email Address Redacted> >
Ted, I can duplicate it for you. It would be best it he could part with it,
if not we could go off of a detailed tracing.
Barb Fletcher
Tribar
------------------------------------------------------------
From: <Email Address Redacted>
Return-Path: <Email Address Redacted>
Sounds like an old Sacro-iliac belt, with removable posterior pad
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Joan Cestaro, C.P. < <Email Address Redacted> >
Return-Path: <Email Address Redacted>
Hi Ted,
May I suggest tracing this ancient device and marking it well as to types of
materials used, colors, etc, and sending it to Tribar for a custom job?
Charge for custom & the price should be satisfactory as compared to the
Mcare allowable (or whatever insurance) unless you are one of those ------'s
that accept 40% below. OK, I won't go there........
We use Tribar for all our custom corsets. Ask for Barbara. She is very
knowledgeable and they do nice work. If you don't have their #, contact me
at work tomorrow at 540-722-9025. They are a small operation.
Good luck,
Joan Cestaro, C.P.
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Bp < <Email Address Redacted> >
To me it sounds like a Sacro-illiac support. Check the Freeman catalog.
Bob
------------------------------------------------------------
From: ALAN GULLIFER < <Email Address Redacted> >
Return-Path: <Email Address Redacted>
TED I HAVE A COMPANY THAT CAN DUPLICATE THE LS SUPPORT THAT YOU TALKED
ABOUT. THEY DO NEED THE SUPPORT TO WORK FROM. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED
GIVE ME A CALL AT PEL SUPPLY 1-800-321-1263. AL GULLIFER
------------------------------------------------------------
From: <Email Address Redacted>
Return-Path: <Email Address Redacted>
Ted,
Go custom made and charge accordingly.
Bob Bangham, C.O., L.O.
------------------------------------------------------------
From: Ted Markgren < <Email Address Redacted> >
Ted,
Tri-Bar does a very good job of duplicating and manufacturing an
LSO to your specifications. They can use one of their standard
models as a base, and modify it to meet your front/back panel
size. The cost is very reasonable. Contact Barb Fletcher or
Therese at 800.332.2844.
Ted
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The end result? The client isn't willing to pay what it would cost to
duplicate the device. He went to Lowes and bought a back belt that isn't
as good but is acceptable in price.
Anybody surprised?
Ted A. Trower C.P.O.
A-S-C Orthotics & Prosthetics
Jackson, Michigan, USA
<Email Address Redacted>
Citation
Ted A. Trower, “LS support -reply summary,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 14, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/215150.
