Our aim was to develop and evaluate a new antipronation foot orthosis that addressed problems perceived by clinicians and users with existing foot orthoses. Clinicians and users were engaged to develop a user specification for the orthosis, and orthotic geometry and materials were developed using clinical reasoning. The orthotic material properties were tested and the ability of the orthosis to...

BACKGROUND Foot orthoses are widely used in the prevention and treatment of foot disorders. The aim of this study was to describe characteristics of custom-made foot orthosis prescriptions from a Australian podiatric orthotic laboratory. METHODS One thousand consecutive foot orthosis prescription forms were obtained from a commercial prescription foot orthosis laboratory located in Melbourne,...

Introduction Several methods to decrease foot pressure applying foot orthosis wedge or gait strategies by evaluating foot pressure increased abnormally by various foot diseases are under investigation [1]. Recently, studies on foot orthosis, diabetic shoes and old people footwear have been conducted, but there have been a few studies on orthotic devices such as metatarsal pad, dome and wedge [2...

Lower limb orthotic intervention is considered as an important element in the rehabilitation of the patients with stroke. Hemiplegic gait are widely used by clinicians to describe a pattern of limb movement and body posture for the patients with stroke. This gait pattern is dangerous to the patients as it is an unstable walking pattern and has a high risk of fall. Application of ankle foot orth...

Objectives: Ankle Foot Orthoses (AFOs) are widely utilized to improve walking ability in hemiplegic patients. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of Rocker bar Ankle Foot Orthosis (RAFO) on functional mobility in post-stroke hemiplegic patients. Methods: Fifteen hemiplegic patients (men and women) who were at least 6-months post-stroke and able to walk without assistive device for...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the effects exercises using a robotic ankle foot orthosis (R-AFO) for recovering hemiplegia patients. [Participants and Methods] subjects were 24 cerebrovascular intervention period 10 days. Evaluation performed before after intervention. R-AFO group 60 minutes regular physical therapy practice 20 R-AFO, total 80 minutes, control practice. [Res...