THE VERTICAL FOOT-PIECE ON LEG SPLINTS.

The Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage on the Sleep Quality of Elderly Women With Restless Leg Syndrome

Background: Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is a common disorder in the elderly, especially older women, which causes sleep disorders and endangers the elderly with increase in the risk of falling, memory disturbances, and eventually, poor quality of life. Today, non-pharmacological approaches, including reflexology massage, are considered along with pharmaceutical methods for improving sleep quali...

Vertical leg drainage of odema in treatment of leg ulcers.

Since oedema of adjacent tissue is a major factor in preventing healing of leg ulcers conservative treatment should aim to dry out the ulcer area before bandaging and to keep it dry afterwards. A method of postural drainage of oedema is described in which the patient lies supine with the legs raised vertically for two days. Non-stretch Viscopaste bandages are then applied and the patient allowe...

The Effect of Foot Orthosis on the Vertical Component of the Ground Reaction Force While Walking: A Review Study

Objective: Every person is required to walk and stand for long periods of time during daily activities, especially at work, as a result of which ground reaction force to the parts and joints is very high, and these forces sometimes reach several times the body weight in the foot and the ankle foot can have devastating effects. Various studies have suggested different methods and factors for red...

A One-Piece Laminated Knee Locking Short Leg Brace*

Applied anatomy of the lower leg, ankle and foot

The functional terminology in the foot is very misleading, because the same terms are often used for very different things. The following definitions and explanations are used here: • Plantiflexion–dorsiflexion indicate movement at the ankle. Plantiflexion is movement downwards towards the ground, and dorsiflexion upwards towards the tibia. There is also a plantiflexion–dorsiflexion movement at...