Background Spinal deviations usually refer to abnormal lateral or sagittal curvature that could be the cause or effect of some spinal diseases. The conventional orthotic intervention is to apply passive forces to a patient's body with an orthosis for supporting and controlling the trunk alignments. However, once the orthosis is removed, such functions cannot be maintained. Therefore, an active ...

A novel design of a low cost non-powered orthosis device for home-based upper limb stroke rehabilitation is proposed. The design allows the device to be integrated with a dual robotic and electrical stimulation control scheme, to thereby enable full exploitation of the motor relearning principles which underpin both robotic therapy and Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) based stroke rehabi...

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...

This report examines the orthotic management of patients with ankle fractures. Two functional orthoses that allow movement in the talocrural joint are described. The results of using these orthoses on ten patients are discussed. Introduction Immobilization of an extremity, for example after a fracture, has certain unwanted effects. Osteoporosis arises (Enneking and Horowitz, 1972; Mattsson, 197...

This nationwide prospective study was designed to determine prognostic factors and evaluate the outcome of different treatments of Perthes' disease. A total of 28 hospitals in Norway were instructed to report all new cases of Perthes' disease over a period of five years and 425 patients were reported and followed for five years. Of these, 368 with unilateral disease were included in the present...

CONTEXT Hallux valgus is a common foot deformation in adults, but evidence for effectiveness of surgical and conservative treatments for this condition is limited. OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of surgical and orthotic treatment with no treatment in patients with hallux valgus. DESIGN AND SETTING Randomized controlled trial conducted in 4 general community hospitals in Finland in 1...

This paper presents a novel approach to the design of a motorized rehabilitation device – active elbow orthosis (AEO) – inspired by the principles of robotic exoskeletons. The device is currently designed for the elbow joint, but can be easily modified for other joints as well. AEO determines the motion activity of the patient using a strain gauge and utilizes this measurement to control the ac...

Background and highlights are presented concerning the development of a new orthotic system judged to be "the most outstanding innovation in prosthetics and/or orthotics practice" during the 1986-1989 period. The first Brian Blatchford Prize was awarded at the Sixth World Congress of ISPO held in Kobe, Japan. November 12-17, 1989. The new development selected as most deserving of this award con...

Solo is a cognitive assistive device which provides support in remembering when to perform tasks, executing the steps in a task, and recovering from unexpected events. The system includes an interface for clients to receive reminders, an interface for caregivers to enter information about the client’s scheduled tasks, and a Cognition Manager which provides reminders and task guidance at appropr...

INTRODUCTION This study was conducted according to GCP criteria as a prospective randomized cross-over study. The primary goal of the study was to determine clinical findings and patient satisfaction with postoperative treatment. 29 patients with a distal radius fracture that was surgically stabilized from volar and who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled over a 12-month period. Each patie...