Multiple pathologies of mechanical origin that produce pain occur in the vicinity of the metatarsal heads, and these are lumped into a general category called metatarsalgia. Metatarsalgia is defined as pain from the area of five different metatarsal heads, five different metatarsophalangeal joints, and a variety of soft-issue structures in between. It usually occurs plantarly. Although commonly...

objectives: although for those spinal cord injury (sci) patients with paralysis of the legs but not at arms, the primary means of mobility post injury is the manual wheelchair, there are many physiological and psychological advantages to standing and walking, such as improvement in respiratory function, lower limb weight bearing and preventing osteoporosis, pressure sores prevention etc. high m...

OBJECTIVE This study compares the effect of wrist immobilization with non-immobilization on shoulder abduction, shoulder flexion, and shoulder rotation during feeding. METHOD Twenty right-hand-dominant participants with no upper-extremity dysfunction performed a controlled feeding activity under 2 separate wrist conditions: (1) while wearing a static wrist orthosis and (2) with the wrist not ...

Upper limb rehabilitation strategies for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) have evolved greatly over the last few decades. Amongst these strategies, functional electrical stimulation (FES) approaches have been widely recognized as the most promising. To date, 2 FES-based approaches for improving upper limb function in individuals with SCI have emerged. One approach proposes the use of F...

The Myotron is a new type of instrument for the dynamic measurement of skeletal muscle forces and behavior. It is basically a servo-controlled exoskeleton with integral force and position transducers (non-myoelectric). A two-axis instrument was designed and fabricated to establish the practicality and medical utility of such a device. In-hospital evaluation of the instrument as a medical resear...

A new type of carbon-fibre triplanar orthotic (CTO) was recently introduced to New Zealanders affected by polio. This study aimed assess CTO recipients’ experiences and perceptions these orthotics. qualitative descriptive based on semi-structured interviews conducted explore people who have had polio regarding the impact CTOs health wellbeing, process training adjustment, how benefits from were...

OBJECTIVE To assess the clinical effectiveness of the Odstock dropped foot stimulator by analysis of its effect on physiological cost index (PCI) and speed of walking. This functional electrical stimulation (FES) device stimulates the common peroneal nerve during the swing phase of gait. DESIGN A retrospective study of patients who had used the device for 4 1/2 months. SUBJECTS One hundred ...