Roberta Nole
Roberta Nole
Training Session for the
Biomechanical Foot Examination Process
Joe Coletta,
Director of Education/Training
for Stride Orthotics
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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.
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.
Director of Education/Training Receives Praise for "Implementing Incredible Foundation for Our Orthotic Program"...
Dana Walker and Kate Hernandez, Potomac Valley Sports Medicine
“Roberta,
We (Dana and Kate) want to thank you for allowing Joe (Coletta) to be such an important part in the development of our orthotic program. He has been more than accessible to us and has promptly addressed all of our needs. His skill and knowledge with regards to biomechanics is astounding. We are always amazed by his ability to correctly classify foot types from a distance... He is a phenomenal educator and mentor. Because of this, he has been able to educate us so that we could educate our physicians and implement such and incredible foundation for our orthotic program. Thank you again for allowing us to utilize him.
Sincerely,
Dana Walker and Kate Hernandez, Potomac Valley Sports Medicine.” |
