Effect of sensorimotor orthoses on rearfoot motion in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: a pilot study

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  • Caleb Wegener
  • Katrin Wegener
  • Karl-Heinz Schott
  • Joshua Burns
چکیده

Background Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is the most common hereditary peripheral neuropathy, with an incidence of 1 in 2,500 [1]. CMT is characterised by the progressive weakening of the distal muscles and sensory loss of the limbs, particularly around the foot and ankle resulting in balance, walking impairments, cavus foot deformity and lateral instability [2,3]. Clinical anecdotes suggest foot orthoses designed on the ‘sensorimotor’ paradigm proposed by Lothar Jahrling are beneficial at improving lateral stability during gait in patients with CMT. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of sensorimotor orthoses on frontal plane ankle motion in people with CMT.

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دوره 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014