Welcome to our Wear & Care resource centre. Here you will be able to find helpful tips on how to wear, how to put on and take off and more on your DMO® products.
Follow the care instructions carefully. By taking care of your orthosis you will prolong its wear and prevent damage. View our full suite of Wear & Care videos at the bottom of this page.
Use these guides for all DMO® product ranges: DMO® Custom, DMO® Essentials and DMO® Sensory. The colour and design may vary but the way to put them on and off is the same.
If we can help with any more information, please be sure to contact us.
Yes you can wear our orthoses swimming you just need to ensure that you rinse well after and wash accordingly to our washing instructions.
You should build up wearing time gradually until you are wearing it all day (follow the guidelines in the wearing instructions).
The length of time you will have an Orthosis will be determined by your diagnosis and your goals. You will be reassessed by your therapist but it is usual to wear your Orthosis for several years.
Follow the care instructions carefully. By taking care of your orthosis you will prolong its wear and prevent damage.
DO
- The orthosis should be washed at least every 2-3 days.
- The orthosis can be hand washed cool or machine washed at 30°C degrees.
- Wash separately
- Short spin only or roll up in a dry towel to remove excess moisture.
- Allow to completely dry overnight by hanging up indoors.
DO NOT
- DO NOT dry in strong direct sunlight or on a radiator.
- DO NOT WRING OUT– it will stretch out of shape and will cause damage to the materials.
- DO NOT IRON.
- DO NOT USE BLEACH, OR WHITENING AGENTS
- DO NOT USE FABRIC CONDITIONER
- DO NOT DRY CLEAN.
- DO NOT TUMBLE DRY– it will shrink
Regular and correct care of the orthosis will prevent it from developing odour and keep the material supple.
If your orthosis is silver treated, this will need to be re-applied after 100 washes as the silver ions start to disperse after 50 washes.
