BACKGROUND/AIM It is accepted that sports mouthguards decrease the incidence of dental injuries in athletes, but the value of oral orthotics in the prevention of concussion/mild traumatic brain injuries in footballers remains contentious. However, previous investigations have primarily studied non-customized mouthguards without dental/temporo-mandibular joint examinations of the subjects. There...

• Statistical non-parametric mapping explores effect over the entire kinematic curve. Medial heel bar reduces rearfoot eversion for majority of stance phase. Retrocapital rotates externally Sensorimotor foot orthoses is an alternative concept, which in addition to mechanical effects, are designed change muscle activation by altering sensory input plantar surface foot. However, there little evid...

Innervated paralyzed muscles have been implanted with temporary percutaneous intramuscular electrodes in order to allow selective stimulation of as many muscles as necessary to achieve a cosmetically acceptable and energy-efficient gait in paraplegic subjects. Fine wire electrodes were implanted under sterile conditions at the motor points (MP) of hip extensors, flexors, abductors and adductors...

The Hallux Valgus and the first Metatarsalo Phalangeal joint have a major role during walking. So any condition that would impair the performance of the hallux, can influence the pattern of walking and consequently cause in reduction of efficiency in gait. One of the prevalent phenomenon of foot deformity, especially in females is Hallux valgus (HV) which is usually happened by various reasons ...

The purpose of this study was to quantify the effects of selected foot orthoses on muscle activity in the lower extremity during running. Nine male and 12 female recreational runners, clinically and functionally classified as 'pronators', volunteered for this study and performed over-ground running trials at 4m/s in each of four experimental conditions: control, posting, molding, and posting & ...

Flexible flat foot subjects attending the prosthetics and orthotics units come with prescriptions from orthopaedic surgeons for arch supports. Usually a pair of thermoformed plastic inserts are fabricated and fitted to treat the patients. However the effect of the orthotic treatment is not yet clear. A motion analysis system with two video cameras placed on the lateral and rear sides of the sub...