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Programmable Fabric‐Based Soft Pneumatic Actuators for Wearables: A Review

Small Structures, Volume 7, Issue 6, June 2026.
This review summarizes recent advances in fabric soft pneumatic actuators (FSPAs), emphasizing programmable design strategies, diverse actuation deformation modes, material selection, and emerging applications. We highlight how geometric constraints, material distribution, and specialized fabrication methods govern longitudinal, bending, torsional, and
Zichao Ling, Zichun Cao, Shanshan Dong, Jie Zhang, Yadie Yang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design and Additive Fabrication of Foot and Ankle-Foot Orthoses [PDF]

, 2010
Foot and ankle-foot orthoses are prescribed in order to promote mobility through supporting and/or realigning the lower leg and alleviating pain in the foot in different parts of the gait cycle.
Telfer, S., Woodburn, J., Munguia, J., Dalgarno, K.W., Peeraer, L., Muraru, L., Pallari, J.H.P.   +6 more
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Three‐year outcomes of repeated botulinum neurotoxin A injections to the lower extremities in young children with spastic cerebral palsy in GMFCS levels I to III

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 68, Issue 6, Page 792-799, June 2026.
In this study, we followed a group of children 2 to 6 years old with spastic cerebral palsy functioning in GMFCS levels I–III, over 3 years. Sixty‐five received BoNT‐A and 59 did not. Repeated BoNT‐A injections over 3 years were not associated with improvements in gross motor function or passive ankle dorsiflexion. Daily step counts, favouring the BoNT‐
Darcy Fehlings, Emma Bohn, Lauren Switzer, Charles H. Goldsmith, Unni Narayanan, Peter L. Rosenbaum, F. Virginia Wright, Gary Foster, CP‐BoNT‐A Study Group, Timothy Carey, Mark Mason, Ronit Mesterman   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corticosteroid injections compared to foot orthoses for plantar heel pain: protocol for the SOOTHE heel pain randomised trial

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2017
Introduction: Corticosteroid injections and foot orthoses are common interventions for plantar heel pain. Previous clinical trials have found that the effectiveness of these interventions differs over time, with corticosteroid injections being more ...
Glen A. Whittaker, Shannon E. Munteanu, Hylton B. Menz, Ayman Elzarka, Karl B. Landorf   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving independence in the community for stroke survivors : the role of biomechanics visualisation in ankle-foot orthosis tuning

, 2011
One of the key priorities for stroke survivors in their rehabilitation process is regaining their ability to walk. Evidence has shown that provision of ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) can have a positive impact on walking.
Rowe, Philip, Carse, Bruce, Meadows, Barry, Bowers, Roy   +3 more
core  

Use of stance control knee-ankle-foot orthoses : a review of the literature

, 2013
The use of stance control orthotic knee joints are becoming increasingly popular as unlike locked knee-ankle-foot orthoses, these joints allow the limb to swing freely in swing phase while providing stance phase stability, thus aiming to promote a more ...
McGeachan, Pamela, Ross, Karyn
core  

Efficacy of customised foot orthoses in the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy: study protocol for a randomised trial

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2009
Background Achilles tendinopathy is a common condition that can cause marked pain and disability. Numerous non-surgical treatments have been proposed for the treatment of this condition, but many of these treatments have a poor or non-existent evidence ...
Menz Hylton B, Landorf Karl B, Munteanu Shannon E, Cook Jill L, Pizzari Tania, Scott Lisa A   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of and Satisfaction with Ankle Foot Orthoses

Clinical Research on Foot & Ankle, 2015
Objective: The aim of this study was to obtain insight in specific elements influencing the use, non-use, satisfaction, and dissatisfaction of ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) and the presence of underexposed problems with respect to AFOs.Methods: A questionnaire was composed to obtain information from AFO users to investigate the variables associated with ...
Holtkamp, F.C., Wouters, E.J.M., van Hoof, Joost, van Zaalen, Y., Verkerk, M.   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Foot orthoses improve kinematic measurement in young women with biomechanical abnormality [PDF]

Universa Medicina, 2013
BACKGROUND Foot pronation causes biomechanical abnormalities in the form of functional leg-length disparity. Foot orthoses are often used in the treatment of abnormal pronation.
Maria Regina Rachmawati, Angela BM Tulaar, Muchtarudin Mansyur, Ferial Hadipoetro Idris, Ismail, Ratna Darjanti Haryadi   +5 more
doaj  

Assessment of orthotic needs in Iranian veterans with ankle and foot disorders

Military Medical Research, 2018
Background War-related traumas can lead to orthopedic and neurological disorders in victims. However, the scope of such disorders may expand months or even years after the trauma.
Kamiar Ghoseiri, Mostafa Allami, Mohammad Reza Soroush   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source