Welcome to Great Steps!

Great Steps Orthotic and Prosthetic Solutions has been providing a full range of thoughtfully designed, quality prosthetic and orthotic devices and orthopedic braces to Central Minnesota since 2000. Our commitment to quality care is achieved through retaining caring and qualified practitioners who embrace the latest technology and products for our patients requiring all aspects of artificial limbs and their components. Great Steps develop a team approach with their referral sources in order to optimize orthotic and prosthetic outcomes based on individual needs. When visiting any of the Great Steps Orthotic and Prosthetic Solutions locations in Willmar or Sartell, each patient is treated like family. Great Steps staff strives to make each appointment as comfortable as possible to ensure a positive experience.

Recent Events

First Swing Adaptive Golf Clinic Exceeded Expectations!

On May 21, 2011, Great Steps Orthotic & Prosthetic Solutions of Sartell, and Roll With It, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing sports and recreational opportunities to children and adults with physical disabilities hosted the "First Swing Adaptive Golf Clinic" on the grounds of the St. Cloud VA Health Care System. The First Swing Program was designed to bring golf professionals, healthcare professionals and the physically challenged together to teach, learn (or re-learn) and enjoy golf! Participants are taught the fundamentals of the game, how to use adaptive golf equipment and why golf can be rehabilitative. A total of 42 individuals ranging in age from 8 to 96 attended the First Swing Adaptive Golf Clinic. This was a tremendous success as clinics such as these typically reign in only a handful of professionals and participants. Thirteen health care professionals went through the "First Swing" training session in the morning and then facilitated the training for the 18 physically disabled participants and their family members in the afternoon. Participants gained a new found love for the game of golf as they learned how to adapt their game according to their individual physical challenges. Why golf? Golf offers many possibilities to all ages and all potential abilities. It can contribute dramatically to an individual's emotional and physical well being, instilling self-confidence and pride in personal achievement, and can be a lot of fun! This "First Swing" event in St. Cloud was sponsored by the Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust and the PGA of American Foundation. Instruction was provided by the PGA-recognized National Amputee Golf Association.

Great Steps Orthotic & Prosthetic Solutions 10th Anniversary Celebration a Success!

Great Steps Orthotic & Prosthetic Solutions in Sartell, MN recently celebrated their 10th Anniversary by inviting the community to join them in watching retired Sergeant First Class and double amputee, Dana Bowman sky dive and parachute to Great Steps O&P Solutions' facility grounds. Dana proceeded to give an inspirational speech about how he lost his legs while colliding in the air with his Golden Knights Parachuting teammate, how it took the life of his teammate as well as his amazing recovery story and how he was able to re-enlist into the Army only 9-months after the accident occurred.

Dana's motto is, "It's not the disability...it's the ability" and he lives by this motto as he has done thousands of skydiving demonstrations and has motivated thousands of students and adults throughout the world. "What Dana has been able to accomplish since losing his legs is a testament to the combined power of modern technology and the human spirit," states John Held, CO & President of Great Steps O&P Solutions. "Even with disabilities, people still can get back to a normal lifestyle -- or may in Dana's case, not-so-normal lifestyle -- and really do outstanding things."