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Does Scanner Choice Matter for the Design of Foot Orthosis?

open access: yesSensors
A variety of 3D volumetric scanners and smart-device applications are currently being used in podiatry for recording virtual foot data. The accuracy and reliability of these devices vary, resulting in a large variation in the quality of foot scans used ...
Komal Chhikara   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

A newly designed orthoses (N-type cervical orthoses).

open access: yesOrthopedics & Traumatology, 1990
Cervical orthoses is important for the postopereative treatment of the cervical disorder. A Newly designed cervical orthoses, N-type cervical orthoses, has been developed for 5 years. It is characteristic of the N-type cervical orthoses that it is supported by frontal, suboccipital region, mastoid process and thorax without supporting mandibula.The ...
Kodama, Tarou   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Quantitative Muscle MRI of the Lower Extremities Reveals Different Patterns of Involvement in Classic Infantile and Young Late‐Onset Pompe Patients

open access: yesJournal of Inherited Metabolic Disease, Volume 49, Issue 4, July 2026.
ABSTRACT With increased survival due to enzyme replacement therapy, children with classic infantile Pompe disease tend to develop a clinical phenotype with pronounced distal muscle weakness, while late‐onset patients typically exhibit proximal muscle weakness.
Jan J. A. van den Dorpel   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The immediate effect of foot orthoses on subtalar joint mechanics and energetics

open access: yes, 2018
Foot orthoses maybe used in the management of musculoskeletal disorders related to abnormal subtalar joint (STJ) pronation. However, the precise mechanical benefits of foot orthoses for preventing injuries associated with the STJ are not well understood.
Cresswell, AG   +8 more
core   +1 more source

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]

open access: yes, 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.   +14 more
core   +1 more source

How Algorithmic Technologies ‘Constitute’ the Older Body: A Study of Fall‐Detection Wearables

open access: yesSociology of Health &Illness, Volume 48, Issue 6, July 2026.
ABSTRACT The cultural politics of the ‘problematic’ ageing body have led to a search for solutions in the form of algorithmic technologies. In this article, we look at one problem associated with the ageing body—unintentional falls—and one proposed algorithmic intervention: wearable fall‐detection technology.
Geoffrey Mead   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Postural Abnormalities on the Sagittal Plane in Parkinson’s Disease and Therapeutic Role of the K1 Posture Keeper Shirt Evaluated by 3D Motion Analysis

open access: yesApplied Sciences
Postural abnormalities in the sagittal plane are common in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and increase the risk of falls. Previous studies have reported short-term benefit of corrective corsets in PD patients assessed by clinical and instrumental methods ...
Paolo De Blasiis   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Foot orthoses in current use

open access: yes, 1995
This article outlines the rationale of podiatric in-shoe orthoses and indicates the clinical context required to prescribe orthoses. The range of orthoses in current practice is described and the clinical effectiveness is discussed.
Frank McCourt
core   +1 more source

Multimodal Treatment of Neck Pain in Multiple System Atrophy

open access: yes
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Bianca Caliò   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parasports for cerebral palsy: Thinking and ‘prescribing’ beyond the Paralympics

open access: yesDevelopmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 68, Issue 7, Page 896-902, July 2026.
This narrative review synthesizes current evidence on parasport participation for individuals with cerebral palsy, highlighting key benefits, and providing sport‐specific adaptations that enhance accessibility of parasport. Abstract The landscape of care for individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) has evolved far beyond ‘fixing’ impairments toward a life ...
Julia E. Hanes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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