Dynamics Prosthetics & Orthotics

What Dynamics Prosthetics & Orthotics does

Dynamics Orthotics and Prosthetics, Inc. is a private, family-owned orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) provider established in 1990 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company designs, fabricates, and fits custom orthotic and prosthetic devices across four product categories — orthotics (spinal braces, KAFOs, RGOs, halo systems), prosthetics (full upper- and lower-limb devices including microprocessor-controlled knees and myoelectric arms), pedorthics (foot orthotics, offloading postoperative shoes), and pediatrics (cranial molding helmets, DAFOs, UCBLs). All custom prosthetics and 80% of custom orthotics are fabricated in-house, enabling delivery within 24 hours for custom items and within two hours for prefabricated devices. The firm holds ABC accreditation and NCOPE certification (since 2004) and operates an NCOPE-certified dual residency program with clinical rotations at LAC+USC Medical Center and Harbor UCLA Medical Center.

The company serves individual patients and contracted healthcare providers across Southern California through four clinic locations (Los Angeles, Torrance, Mission Hills, Apple Valley) and 24/7 on-call service contracts with more than 10 major hospitals, including LAC+USC, Harbor UCLA, Keck Medical Center of USC, Hollywood Presbyterian, Valley Presbyterian, and multiple Providence Health System facilities. Technology partnerships with Ossur (Rheo Knee 3), UNYQ (3D-printed prosthetic covers — as the first Los Angeles HUB), and Be Bionic (myoelectric hands) provide access to advanced components without in-house R&D into those systems.

Revenue is generated through hardware sales and professional services (fitting, adjustment, physical therapy, care coordination, 24/7 emergency coverage) billed primarily via insurance reimbursement — HMO, PPO, Medicare, and Medi-Cal — with all payers requiring physician referral. Go-to-market is sales-led and enterprise-field-sales-driven: a dedicated marketing team conducts routine visits to medical groups, hospitals, and physician offices; new patients and referrals are captured through physician referral forms, online appointment scheduling (encrypted for HIPAA compliance), and a 24-hour emergency line. Awareness at the top of funnel is supported by patient testimonials, a blog, and Facebook/Twitter/Google+ presence under the "Walk Again" and "Dynamics O&P" brands.

Name

Dynamics Prosthetics & Orthotics

Legal name

Dynamics Orthotics and Prosthetics, Inc.

Website

https://walkagain.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dynamics Orthotics and Prosthetics is a private, family-owned orthotics and prosthetics provider in Southern California, operating four clinics and serving 10+ hospitals with custom-fabricated devices, IPOP/EPOP fittings, and 24/7 emergency coverage since 1990.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Orthotics and Prosthetics Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Offices of Podiatrists (621391)

SIC

Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842)

akta.pro primary industry

Orthotics & Bracing (Spinal/Lower/Upper Extremity Orthoses) (HLAHAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Limb Prosthetics (Upper/Lower Extremity Prosthetic Systems) (HLAHAEAH), Orthotics & Bracing (AFO/KAFO, Spinal, Soft Goods Supports) (HLAHAMAC), Prosthetic Components & Rehabilitation Accessories (Liners, Feet, Knees, Sockets) (HLAHAMAD), Prosthetics/Orthotics Rehab & Amputee Rehabilitation (HSADAIAN)

Keywords

• Orthotics and prosthetics
• Custom prosthetic devices
• Orthotic bracing
• Pedorthics services
• Physical therapy rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Prosthetic Device Sales and Fitting: Custom and prefabricated prosthetic limbs and components sold directly to patients, with fitting and adjustment services included. Revenue generated through insurance reimbursement, Medicare, Medi-Cal, HMO, and PPO plans. Typical delivery time for prefabricated devices is within two hours; custom-made items delivered within 24 hours on average.
2. Orthotic Device Sales and Fitting: Custom orthotic devices including spinal braces, cranial helmets, AFOs, KAFOs, and other supportive devices. Services covered through insurance, Medicare, and other health plans with physician prescription and medical justification documentation.
3. Professional Services and Care Coordination: 24/7 emergency on-call services, hospital-based care coordination, patient education programs, and continuing education services for affiliated practitioners. Services provided to contracted hospitals and medical facilities.
4. Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation: Rehabilitation services integrated with orthotic and prosthetic fitting, including patient training on device use, follow-up visits, and ongoing therapy support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Dynamics Prosthetics & Orthotics fabricates and fits custom orthotic and prosthetic devices for patients with limb loss, limb differences, spinal conditions, and mobility impairments, with on-site manufacturing of 100% of custom prosthetics and 80% of custom orthotics. The company delivers integrated services including device fitting, rehabilitation therapy, 24/7 emergency care, and hospital-based care coordination, billed through insurance reimbursement including HMO, PPO, Medicare, and Medi-Cal plans.

Product overview

Dynamics Orthotics & Prosthetics provides comprehensive orthotics and prosthetics services across four main product categories: Orthotics (including spinal devices like Cervical Collars, TLSOs, Lumbar Sacral Orthoses, and Halo systems; limb orthoses including KAFOs, RGOs, Knee and Ankle Foot Orthoses; and upper extremity supports like Dynamic Elbow Orthoses and Wrist Hand Orthoses), Prosthetics (featuring full upper and lower limb replacements from Shoulder Disarticulation to Transtibial prostheses, including Microprocessor Controlled Knees, Transradial Myoelectric arms, and specialized IPOP/EPOP post-surgical devices), Pedorthics (Functional Foot Orthotics and Offloading Postoperative Shoes for foot care), and Pediatrics (Cranial Molding Helmets, UCBLs, and DAFOs for children). The company serves patients across Southern California through five locations, offering custom fabrication of 80% of orthotic and 100% of prosthetic devices in-house. They feature branded products like the Ossur Rheo Knee 3, UNYQ Prosthetic Covers (as the first Los Angeles HUB), and Be Bionic Hands, and provide services to patients alongside physical therapy and medical equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Orthotic Devices Custom orthotic devices including spinal braces (Cervical Collars, HALO, TLSO, Lumbar Sacral Orthosis), upper extremity supports (Dynamic Elbow Orthosis, Humeral Fracture Brace, Wrist Hand Orthosis), and lower extremity devices (KAFO, RGO Reciprocating Gait Orthosis for paraplegics, Knee Orthosis, AFO, Resting AFO). For patients with spinal conditions, fractures, paralysis, lower limb weakness, or post-surgical rehabilitation needs, with physician prescription and medical justification documentation covered by insurance.
• Prosthetic Devices Custom prosthetic limbs including shoulder disarticulation, transhumeral, transradial myoelectric, hip disarticulation, transfemoral, knee disarticulation, transtibial, and partial foot prostheses, plus microprocessor-controlled knees and post-surgical IPOP/EPOP fittings. For amputees and patients with limb loss, fabricated 100% in-house, with prefabricated devices delivered within 2 hours and custom devices within 24 hours on average.
• Pedorthics Custom foot orthotics and specialized footwear including functional foot orthotics for biomechanical support and offloading postoperative shoes for diabetic foot care and post-surgical pressure relief.
• Pediatric Orthotics Pediatric-specific orthotic devices including cranial molding helmets to correct positional plagiocephaly or brachycephaly in infants, UCBLs (University of California Biomechanics Laboratory Orthoses) for pediatric foot conditions, and DAFOs (Dynamic Ankle Foot Orthoses) providing flexible support allowing normal development while addressing foot and ankle conditions.
• Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Services Rehabilitation services integrated with orthotic and prosthetic fitting, including patient training on device use, follow-up visits, and ongoing therapy support for amputee and mobility-impaired patients.
• 24/7 Emergency On-Call Orthotic and Prosthetic Services Round-the-clock emergency prosthetic and orthotic services available to over 10 contracted hospitals in the greater Los Angeles area, with practitioners trained to evaluate fit and measure according to ordering physicians on a 24-hour basis.
• Featured Products (Ossur Rheo Knee 3, UNYQ Prosthetic Covers, Be Bionic Hand) Featured branded prosthetic components including the Ossur Rheo Knee 3 (microprocessor-controlled knee with real-time AI/ML gait adaptation), UNYQ 3D-printed prosthetic covers (offered as the first Los Angeles HUB, with customizable designs such as Catwalk and Galaxy Gold Red), and the Be Bionic multi-grip myoelectric prosthetic hand.

Quantifiable outcome

• Prefabricated device delivery within 2 hours of order placement
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• California Hospital Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted hospital providing on-site prosthetic and orthotic services. One of over 10 major hospital partnerships in the greater Los Angeles area.
• Harbor UCLA Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor contracted hospital where Dynamics provides on-site services including Vascular and Trauma Clinics. Patient Eddie received initial IPOP fitting while hospitalized here. Residents also attend weekly clinics at this facility.
• LAC+USC Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted hospital where Dynamics participates in Neurology Clinic. Part of the residency program experience for dual O&P residents.
• Centinela Hospital Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted hospital in Los Angeles County for on-site O&P services.
• Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted hospital for O&P services in the greater Los Angeles area.
• Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted hospital providing on-site prosthetic and orthotic services.
• Keck Medical Center of USCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted academic medical center for O&P services.
• Pacific Alliance Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted hospital in Los Angeles County for on-site O&P services.
• Providence ST. Joseph Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted hospital within Providence health system for O&P services.
• Providence Tarzana Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted hospital within Providence health system for O&P services.
• Providence Holy Cross Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted hospital within Providence health system for O&P services.
• Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center TorrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted hospital within Providence health system for O&P services in Torrance area.
• ST. Vincent Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted hospital in Los Angeles for on-site O&P services.
• Valley Presbyterian HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted hospital in the San Fernando Valley for O&P services.
• ST. Mary Medical Center-Apple ValleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted hospital in San Bernardino County for O&P services, supporting the Apple Valley clinic location.
• UNYQcoreTechnology or IntegrationFirst Los Angeles HUB to offer UNYQ prosthetic covers - 3D printed custom prosthetic covers. The partnership provides patients with personalized aesthetic prosthetic covers in various designs.
• OssurcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvider of Ossur Rheo microprocessor-controlled knee units and other advanced prosthetic components featured as featured products on the Dynamics website.
• Be BioniccoreTechnology or IntegrationProvider of Be Bionic myoelectric prosthetic hands featured as a featured product offering.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• UNYQ: 3D-printed prosthetic cover manufacturer; Dynamics is the first LA HUB provider. Direct technology partner with potential to scale directly to patients, partially overlapping with Dynamics' aesthetic prosthetic offering.
• Fillauer: U.S.-based manufacturer of prosthetic and orthotic components (feet, knees, ankles, upper-limb systems). Comparable as a supplier of advanced prosthetic technologies that Dynamics clinicians fit and a competitor in the broader O&P supply chain.
• WillowWood: Prosthetic components manufacturer (liners, feet, prosthetic systems) with innovation focus on socket and suspension technology. Comparable as a technology partner to regional O&P providers like Dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• Ottobock: Global leader in prosthetic components and O&P patient care, with both component manufacturing and a network of patient care clinics. Comparable because they both serve amputees with microprocessor knees, myoelectric hands, and custom orthotics, though Ottobock operates at much larger scale.
• Hanger Clinic: Largest U.S. orthotics and prosthetics provider with 900+ patient care locations nationwide. Directly comparable business model (custom O&P fabrication, hospital partnerships, multi-state clinics) but at vastly greater scale and with public-company backing.

Direct peers

• Össur: Major prosthetic components manufacturer (Rheo microprocessor knee, Touch Bionic/Be Bionic lines) that also runs patient clinics. Direct supplier-partner to Dynamics and a direct competitor in delivering advanced prosthetics to amputees.

Regional players

• Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics: Privately-held multi-state O&P provider with custom fabrication and clinical services. Comparable regional-scale peer offering similar prosthetic and orthotic services to patients on the U.S. East Coast and Midwest.
• American Orthotics & Prosthetics (AOP): Regional O&P provider with multiple patient-care locations and hospital contracts, similar to Dynamics' model of combining in-house fabrication with hospital-based delivery.
• Midwest Orthotic & Prosthetic Center: Independent regional O&P provider comparable in size and scope to Dynamics—custom orthotics, prosthetics, in-house fabrication, and hospital partnerships—but serving the Midwest rather than Southern California.

Others

• Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) Accredited Regional O&P Centers: Accrediting body that certifies O&P facilities; representative of the broader pool of independent accredited O&P providers that compete with Dynamics for local hospital referrals and patient volume.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WalkagainLA
• Facebookfacebook.com/Dynamics-Orthotics-Prosthetics-Inc-863131977112454

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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