Flexible flat foot subjects attending the prosthetics and orthotics units come with prescriptions from orthopaedic surgeons for arch supports. Usually a pair of thermoformed plastic inserts are fabricated and fitted to treat the patients. However the effect of the orthotic treatment is not yet clear. A motion analysis system with two video cameras placed on the lateral and rear sides of the sub...

Current treatments for gait pathologies associated with neuromuscular disorders may employ a passive, rigid brace. While these provide certain benefits, they can also cause muscle atrophy. In this study, we examined NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA) wires that were annealed into springs to develop an active, soft orthotic (ASO) for the knee. Actively controlled SMA springs may provide variable assi...

Introduction: Radial nerve injury is comparatively a common occurrence. Recovery, however, depends on the level of injury. Medication, rest and surgery are among treatment regime, although, Orthotic splints frequently used in its management to compensate for failure motor power. The aim this study was modify existing design fabricate an adjustable Dynamic Hand Splint utilizing locally sourced m...

In recent years an increasing number of patients are surviving with extensive paralysis which includes the loss of hand and arm movements in both upper extremities. This disability occurs in patients with cord lesions from the fourth to the sixth cervical vertebrae who have survived with tetraplegia, as well as in patients with severe paralysis from poliomyelitis, with central nervous system de...

Introduction With increase in road accidents, machine calamities etc, 5.5 lakhs people in India have lower limb amputations every year and need some kind of prosthesis1. Low cost prosthetic products are not able to perform coordinated and complex movements of a knee joint2,3. Sophisticated electronic knee are very costly (OttoBock cost’s Rs 18-20 lakhs). With the advent of integration of techno...