Joe Coletta demonstrating techniques of creating a custom cast using the 24 Foot Type Algorithm
Roberta Nole, MA, PT, CPed
Louis J. DeCaro, Roberta Nole,
and Joe Coletta
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Why Stride?
What sets Stride apart from other orthotic labs is our emphasis on the education and training of our referring practitioners as well as Stride's innovative team of "Technical Representatives" who can help you establish an orthotics program at your practice. Such education and training is essential for an effective biomechanical evaluation, orthotic prescription and design that will provide maximum correction of the patient's gait.
Stride's Mission Statement
Stride is a company devoted to a level of orthotic intervention that promotes optimal customer and patient satisfaction. At Stride, we not only utilize quality materials and patient specific orthotic design, but we also provide an extensive service oriented environment catering to the needs of our individual customers.
About Us
Roberta Nole, MA, PT, CPed
President, Chief Product Developer
Roberta Nole is owner of Stride™, Inc. Custom Foot Orthotics, Stride Physical Therapy & Pedorthic Center, and Nolaro24™, LLC (Middlebury, CT). She is a graduate of the University of Scranton (B. S. 1982); the University of Connecticut (M. A. Sports Medicine, 1984; and, B. S. in Physical Therapy, 1994); and received her training in Pedorthics at Northwestern University through the Board for Certification in Pedorthics (1992), now currently credentialed by ABC (American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics).
Nole has developed a clinical specialty in biomechanics of the foot and ankle and orthotic treatment, and has been lecturing and practicing in this area since 1986. She is an advanced fabricator of custom and non-custom foot orthoses and conducts both adult and pediatric gait clinics. Nole has authored on the biomechanical foot examination process in Orthotics & Prosthetics in Rehabilitation (Butterworth and Heinmann, Boston, 2000) and is the inventor of the novel 24 foot-typing clinical algorithm presented in her courses, as well as the RX24 Quadrastep System™ (U.S. patent pending 11/377,053).
Nole’s basic and advanced level educational programs are based on her original technology. She lectures nationally on her foot classification methodology, including the utilization of visual weight bearing assessment and video gait analysis. She is a member in good standing of the American Physical Therapy Association, and the Pedorthic Footwear Association.
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Joe Coletta, C.Ped.
Director of Education/Training
A Certified Pedorthist since 1993, Joe specializes in biomechanical foot evaluation and fabrication. He is Director of Education and Training for Stride, Inc. and the RX24 Quadrastep Orthotic System™. He is a graduate of Maria College of Albany (A.A.S. Physical Therapist Assistant), and the Pedorthics Program of Ball State in Muncie, IN. He works and lectures extensively for Stride, Inc. Custom Foot Orthotic Laboratory on the subject of foot biomechanics, evaluation methods and orthotic design. He is currently assisting in the research and development of a unique classification method for assessing adult foot types, at Quinnipiac University. He is a member in good standing of the Pedorthic Footwear Association.
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