Active Daily Living Aid services
In HyMy-kylä's versatile assistive technology services, you will be met promptly and expertly by Metropolia University of Applied Sciences' assistive technology, physiotherapy, podiatry and occupational therapy students. Our teachers, who are in charge of assistive technology services, are health care professionals.
- At the first visit, we will assess the need for assistive devices with you
- First, we start our instructions and prepare an individual aid for you.
- You can also get guidance on using the aid, additional information and further recommendations from us.
- If necessary, we will schedule a follow-up visit for you.
Custom foot orthoses
Our podiatry students manufacture custom foot orthoses as part of the podiatry services. Our staff, who are health care professionals, are responsible for the services.
The manufacture of foot orthoses is always based on an assessment of the customer's functional capacity and foot orthoses are designed individually for the customer.
We use different manufacturing techniques, e.g. heat-formed foot orthoses, semi-finalized foot orthoses blanks and elements.
Upper limb support
Make an appointment for the first visit to the occupational or physiotherapy services if you need to purchase a wrist brace.
First visit
- we do an examination of your upper limb functionality
- we will check together with you whether the Villa Manus products or individually manufactured solution would be the best solution for you
- in addition we will assess the need for independent exercises and possible follow-up visits
For the needed upper limb aid or equipment for independent exercise, we charge a fee according to the price list of our joint partner Villa Manus.
Custom foot orthoses
We manufacture custom foot orthoses, and their production is always based on an assessment of the customer's ability to function. We use different manufacturing techniques.
Individual hobby aids
This service is aimed at you, who cannot get a payment commitment for the needed hobby aids.
We carry out orders related to hobby aids as project work and according to contract. Our staff, who are health care professionals, are responsible for the s.projects.
Please note that
- the cost estimate of the used materials in the product
- The price includes an assessment, measurements, manufacturing of the product, intermediate adjustments, delivery of the product and instructions for use, as well as inspection.
Contact Senior Lecturer Toni Nisula and make an appointment, toni.nisula [at] metropolia.fi (toni[dot]nisula[at]metropolia[dot]fi).
Measurement services
We implement the measurement services as project work and according to contract. Our staff, who are health care professionals, are responsible for the services. The measurement service can be e.g.
- foot plantar pressure measurement
- comparative measurement of lower limb prosthesis and lower limb orthosis components in our motion laboratory.
- wheelchair seat surface pressure measurement
- wheelchair balancing
Contact Senior Lecturer Toni Nisula and make an appointment, toni.nisula [at] metropolia.fi (toni[dot]nisula[at]metropolia[dot]fi)