Ledbrook Orthotic and Prosthetic Clinic

John Young is a United Kingdom based Health Professions Council (HPC)-registered Prosthetist / Orthotist and a member of the British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) with over 36 years experience in the National Health Service, the private sector and working in specialist orthotic clinics overseas. John is Lead Orthotist at The Ledbrook Clinic working in close collaboration with the rest of our multidisciplinary team including our Rehabilitation Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist and Clinical Nurse Specialist co-ordinated by Jeff Lindsay FRCS Ed the Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine at The Clinic. John has worked as Head of Orthotics for Otto Bock Health Care Plc providing the full range of rehabilitation services, bespoke and complex orthotic devices to the NHS whilst keeping the focus on maintaining patient care. Prior to that he was Managing Director of Orthotic Services Limited, Birmingham during which period he was instrumental in the development and provision of the orthotic services to Malta. John has extensive orthotic experience having initially trained at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham for 4 years and then in specialist centres throughout the UK, including Stoke Mandeville, Guys and St.Thomas’s Hospital, London, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital, Oswestry, and Coventry and Warwickshire Hospitals.

Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine Dr Jeff Lindsay, is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and is Consultant in Rehabilitation at the West Midlands Regional Rehabilitation Centre (WMRRC). He is Clinical Lead at Ledbrook, co-ordinating the rehabilitation of our orthotic and prosthetic patients including those who require wheelchairs and seating systems. Dr Lindsay is able to advise on the treatment of patients pre-operatively and liaise with surgeons regarding amputation technique and the post-operative care provided by the multidisciplinary rehabilitation team at Ledbrook. He qualified from Bristol in 1972 and followed a surgical career, chiefly in orthopaedics, trauma, and hand surgery. He pursued an interest in rehabilitation and took up post some 25 years ago within the Department of Health as Medical Officer to the then Artificial Limb and Appliance Service. Following a period at both Nottingham & Leicester Disablement Services Centres, he has worked for the past 20 years at WMRRC, Selly Oak, Birmingham as Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine. He has used his considerable surgical experience to bridge the gap between surgeon and prosthetist, by going into the operating theatres to assist with surgery and advising surgical colleagues about options for limb salvage, to ensure the best possible outcome from rehabilitation after amputation. In conjunction with London’s Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital & Birmingham’s Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Dr Lindsay is currently involved with clinical trials of implant surgery to allow the fixation of an attachment device to enable the suspension of an artificial limb without the need for a socket interface. In appropriate upper and lower limb amputees, this procedure (using the Intraosseous Transcutaneous Amputation Prosthesis – ITAP) has eliminated the discomfort and stump damage that can be associated with traditional prosthetic sockets, provided total suspension, and greatly increased sensory feedback to help produce the ultimate artificial limb Dr Lindsay has also been involved in development of the Regional Orthotic Service at the West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and specialises in the rehabilitation of patients with complex Orthotic needs. This service is principally provided for adults who have a long-term neurological condition (e.g. stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, or multiple sclerosis) or complex diabetic foot problems related to neuropathy and ulceration. In treating these patients Dr Lindsay routinely carries out assessments and produces treatment plans from plantar pressure data and 3D motion analysis (where appropriate) obtained from the Clinical Measurements Laboratory and its team of qualified Medical Scientists.