Background: Back pain caused by lumbar region pathologies is a condition that leads to loss of productivity and physical disability, with high costs of diagnosis and treatment. This study was planned to investigate the effect of taping and soft orthosis application on the pain and functional disability in the pathology of lumbar region without neurological deficit. Methods: This study is random...

BACKGROUND Maintaining and improving the quality of prosthetics and orthotics education at the Tanzania Training Centre for Orthopaedic Technologists is essential for the provision of appropriate prosthetics and orthotics services in African countries. OBJECTIVES To describe how Tanzanian and Malawian graduates' of the Diploma in Orthopaedic Technology perceive their education and how it coul...

This position paper outlines the important role of academia in shaping orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) profession preparing for its future. In United States, most healthcare professions including O&P are under intense pressure to provide cost effective treatments quantifiable health outcomes. Pivotal changes needed way services provided remain competitive. will require integration new t...

Computers have dramatically changed the social landscape and living practices in the 21st century. Most of those changes have empowered typically abled adults, while it is only in the last few years that platforms and frameworks have been developed to extend support to those with diminished cognitive capacity. In this paper we discuses the use of scaffolding and distributed intelligence in assi...

Simpler foot orthoses allow the muscles, tendons and bones of the feet and lower legs to function at their highest potential. When appropriately prescribed, these orthoses can decrease pain and increase stability in an unstable joint, along with preventing potential progression or development of a deformity. Improved quality of life often results from the application of the principles of orthot...