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The effect of exercises and insoles on the feet in leprosy patients

Fisioterapia e Pesquisa, 2019
The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of using customized insoles and leg and foot exercises on the feet of patients with neuropathy caused by leprosy.
Carolina Ribeiro do Prado, Leonardo Cesar Carvalho, Eliane Oliveira Guarda, Christiane Borges Abrão Santos, Wendel Antônio Fagundes, Denise Hollanda Iunes   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Repetitive Grasping After Stroke Assisted by Functional Electrical Stimulation

Artificial Organs, EarlyView.
To understand whether FES can be useful in assisting functional grasping after stroke, the following requirements were investigated: (i) producing sufficient force, (ii) sustaining this force for an adequate duration, (iii) successfully releasing the object, and (iv) monitoring the onset of muscle fatigue during repetitive grasping.
Chiara Höhler, Satoshi Endo, Joachim Hermsdörfer, Lucille Cazenave, Hossein Kavianirad, Klaus Jahn, Carmen Krewer   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Orthotic devices and gait in polio patients

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 2010
Polio survivors are aging and facing multiple pathologies. With age, walking becomes more difficult, partly due to locomotor deficits but also as a result of weight gain, osteoarticular degeneration, pain, cardiorespiratory problems or even post polio syndrome (PPS). These additional complications increase the risk of falls in this population where the
Genêt, F., Schnitzler, A., Mathieu, S., Autret, K., Théfenne, L., Dizien, O., Maldjian, A.   +6 more
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The Orthotic Effect of Functional Electrical Stimulation on Reactive Stepping for People With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

Artificial Organs, EarlyView.
This study evaluated the orthotic effect of functional electrical stimulation (FES) on reactive stepping in 16 participants with chronic, motor incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI). Participants completed 10–20 trials of the Lean‐and‐Release test, with FES applied in half at random.
Matthew G. Heffernan, Jonguk Lee, Katherine Chan, Elizabeth L. Inness, Kei Masani, Kristin E. Musselman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supporting People in an Inclusive Society: An Inclusive Society Supports Model

British Journal of Learning Disabilities, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background People with intellectual and developmental disabilities have faced negative stereotypes, but progress in recognising their rights has shifted perspectives towards inclusion and civil rights in international frameworks. Methods The article positions the inclusive society supports model within the framework of a theory of change. This
Miguel Ángel Verdugo, Robert L. Schalock, Laura E. Gómez, Patricia Navas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of Various Orthotic Treatments on the Standing and Walking Performance of Diabetic Patients

Physical Treatments, 2017
Purpose: Today considering the high prevalence of diabetes and its associated pressure ulcers, also irreparable consequences such as amputation and death, the use of orthotic devices is increasing.
Zeinab Rezaeian, Mohammad Taghi Karimi
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Patient specific ankle-foot orthoses using rapid prototyping

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2011
Background Prefabricated orthotic devices are currently designed to fit a range of patients and therefore they do not provide individualized comfort and function.
Sivak Seth, Govoni Lauren, Gilhooly Kara, Caddle Alyssa, DiPisa Joseph, Patritti Benjamin L, Sivak Mark L, Ranky Richard G, Mavroidis Constantinos, Lancia Michael, Drillio Robert, Bonato Paolo   +11 more
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Longitudinal decline in upper‐limb range of motion in adults with cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Plain language summary: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dmcn.70014 Abstract To analyse longitudinal changes in passive range of motion (ROM) in the upper limb in adults with cerebral palsy (CP). Method Passive ROM for shoulder abduction and flexion, supination, and elbow and wrist extension was analysed in a longitudinal cohort of adults ...
Erika Cloodt, Jenny Hedberg‐Graff, Anna Lindgren, Marianne Arner, Evgenia Manousaki, Katina Pettersson, Elisabet Rodby‐Bousquet   +6 more
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Surgical and health outcomes of non‐ambulatory children with cerebral palsy and severe scoliosis: A population‐based, longitudinal study

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To evaluate medium‐term surgical outcomes, complications, mortality, and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) in non‐ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP) and severe scoliosis, and to analyse outcomes and mortality rates in children who had not undergone surgery.
Svend Vinje, Terje Terjesen, Joachim Horn, Sandra Julsen Hollung, Thomas Kibsgård   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Scanner Choice Matter for the Design of Foot Orthosis?

Sensors
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, Sinduja Suresh, Scott Morrison, Dean Hartley, Kerrie Evans, Marie-Luise Wille, Müge Belek Fialho Teixeira, Bridget Hughes, Natalie Haskell, Amanda Beatson, Marianella Chamorro-Koc, Judith Paige Little   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source