A company appreciated by the world of science.

POHLIG is intensively active in research and development. The majority of its products have been developed directly by the company itself.

POHLIG has also been well known to the world of science for a considerable time. The orthoses developed by the company have attracted a great deal of interest from the most renowned clinics. Special procedures enable corrections to be made to the positioning of the human skeleton and offer doctors a choice of individual treatments.

In-house seminars and training courses for doctors, physiotherapists and orthopaedic technicians enable full dissemination of the knowledge needed to apply new products and methods, such as the technique of manufacturing ring orthoses to reposition the talus, as developed by Dr Monique Baise and POHLIG.

A significant example of the success obtained by POHLIG in its research and development work, is the technique of processing silicone. In this field POHLIG has won a front ranking position. Silicone’s particular qualities provide essential benefits for patients: on the one hand, because this material blends perfectly with the human body, on the other because it is able to imitate the latter in a natural manner, at times making it practically impossible to distinguish between artificial and natural parts of the body. To attain this target, POHLIG collaborates closely with specialists, for example, hand surgeons and cosmetic professionals.

Prostheses for thighs are manufactured in accordance with the CAT-CAM method developed by the company as well as methods recognised at international level. Many orthopaedic technicians in Germany and elsewhere in Europe are skilled in this complex technique, having learned thoroughly researched aspects of the subject through attending numerous high-level seminars.

The so-called "Air Contact System" patented by POHLIG enables patients to fit an artificial leg in just a few seconds, taking personal requirements into account.

The most recent result of intensive technological research and development in the sector of prosthesis manufacture is the method of “transparent container”, which for the first time enables the definitive material previously being tested to be used for artificial legs and in this way avoiding production problems due to the material.