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Powered ankle-foot orthoses: the effects of the assistance on healthy and impaired users while walking

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2018
In the last two decades, numerous powered ankle-foot orthoses have been developed. Despite similar designs and control strategies being shared by some of these devices, their performance in terms of achieving a comparable goal varies.
Marta Moltedo, Tomislav Baček, Tom Verstraten, Carlos Rodriguez-Guerrero, Bram Vanderborght, Dirk Lefeber   +5 more
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An exploratory study investigating the effect of foot type and foot orthoses on gluteus medius muscle activity

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020
Background Abnormal gluteus medius muscle activity is associated with a number of musculoskeletal conditions. Research investigating the effect of foot type and foot orthoses on gluteus medius muscle activity is both conflicting and limited.
Sean Sadler, Martin Spink, Xanne Janse de Jonge, Vivienne Chuter   +3 more
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Orthotic management of cerebral palsy : recommendations from a consensus conference

, 2011
An international multidisciplinary group of healthcare professionals and researchers participated in a consensus conference on the management of cerebral palsy, convened by the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics.
Stevens, P., Bowers, R., Phillips, D., Ross, Karyn, Morris, C.   +4 more
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A protocol for a randomised controlled trial of prefabricated versus customised foot orthoses for people with rheumatoid arthritis: the FOCOS RA trial [Foot Orthoses – Customised v Off-the-Shelf in Rheumatoid Arthritis] [PDF]

, 2018
Background Foot pain is common in rheumatoid arthritis and appears to persist despite modern day medical management. Several clinical practice guidelines currently recommend the use of foot orthoses for the treatment of foot pain in people with ...
Gallagher, Kellie S., Woodburn, James, Godwin, J, Jim Woodburn, Martijn Steultjens, Gordon J. Hendry, Hendry, GJ, Woodburn, J, Gallagher, KS, Kellie S. Gallagher, Jon Godwin, Hendry, Gordon J.; id_orcid, Steultjens, Martijn, Steultjens, M, Godwin, Jon   +14 more
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Effect of ankle-foot orthoses on gait in typically developing children: Developmental trend in segmental coordination

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 2010
Objective: As orthoses, and particularly ankle-foot orthoses, are widely used in the management of children with motor disorders, including cerebral palsy, we aimed to study their effect in normal children in order to add to normative gait data, which ...
Marc Degelaen, Françoise Leurs, Ludo De Borre, Eric Kerckhofs, Linda De Meirleir, Guy Cheron, Bernard Dan   +6 more
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Foot orthoses for people with rheumatoid arthritis: a survey of prescription habits among podiatrists

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2019
Background Guidelines recommend foot orthoses for people with both early (
Lara S. Chapman, Anthony C. Redmond, Karl B. Landorf, Keith Rome, Anne-Maree Keenan, Robin Waxman, Begonya Alcacer-Pitarch, Heidi J. Siddle, Michael R. Backhouse   +8 more
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Custom foot orthoses improve first-step pain in individuals with unilateral plantar fasciopathy: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2018
Background Foot orthoses are routinely used to treat plantar fasciopathy in clinical practice. However, minimal evidence exists as to the effect of both truly custom designed foot orthoses, as well as that of the shoe the foot orthoses are placed into ...
Chris Bishop, Dominic Thewlis, Susan Hillier   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A sock for foot-drop: A preliminary study on two chronic stroke patients

, 2014
Background: Foot-drop is a common motor impairment of chronic stroke patients, which may be addressed with an ankle foot orthosis. Although there is reasonable evidence of effectiveness for ankle foot orthoses, user compliance is sometimes poor.
Cooper, G., Kenney, L.P., Cooper, G; id_orcid, Prenton, S, Major, M. J., Cooper, G, Major, MJ, Kenney, LPJ, Prenton, Sarah, Kenney, LP   +9 more
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Foot orthoses in the treatment of symptomatic midfoot osteoarthritis using clinical and biomechanical outcomes: a randomised feasibility study. [PDF]

, 2016
This randomised feasibility study aimed to examine the clinical and biomechanical effects of functional foot orthoses (FFOs) in the treatment of midfoot osteoarthritis (OA) and the feasibility of conducting a full randomised controlled trial ...
Roddy, Edward
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Strategic Design of Soft Actuators in Translational Medical Robotics for Human‐Centered Healthcare

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robotics enables biocompatible, compliant medical devices, but clinical translation requires design‐driven engineering beyond materials. This perspective reviews implantable, surgical, and wearable systems by actuation mechanism, highlighting how optimized architectures and integration improve mechanical interfacing, adaptability, and durability ...
Ho Jun Jin, Jimin Kim, Inho Kim, Bong Hoon Kim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source