Background: In cerebral palsy, importance must be given on effective and efficient walking. 30 subjects; 16 males 14 females (mean age 6.5 year) of spastic palsy with knee hyperextension ankle equines were included in this study fitted bilateral moldedhinged SKAFO pair shoes.Methods: Observational gait analysis by video recording was performed parameters 10 m walk test angle at mid stance using...

The main task of orthoses in neurological diseases is stabilization, correction and improvement gait function. Orthoses actively support the work muscles by proper alignment individual body segments relation to each other facilitate performance planned During upright standing, orthosis keep upper ankle a fixed, intermediate position, usually at an angle 90°. This increases base provided feet fl...

Foot drop is the inability to dorsiflex ankle (raise toes) due neuromuscular impairment, and this common condition can cause trips falls. Current treatments for chronic foot provide dorsiflexion support, but they either impede push off or are not suitable all patients. Powered ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) counteract without these drawbacks, heavy bulky have short battery life. To drawbacks of curr...

The effect of reciprocally linking the hip hinges of a hip-knee-ankle-foot orthosis on standing performance was studied in a comparative trial of the Advanced Reciprocating Gait Orthosis (ARGO) and an ARGO in which the Bowden cable was removed (A_GO). Six male subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI) at T4 to T12 level participated in the study, which was conducted using a single case experimenta...

OBJECTIVE To examine, for polio survivors, whether walking with a carbon-fibre reinforced plastic knee-ankle-foot orthosis (carbon KAFO) is more efficient than walking with an ordinary KAFO or without an orthosis. DESIGN Consecutive sample. SETTING Post-polio clinic, University Hospital of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. PARTICIPANTS Eleven polio survivo...