BACKGROUND Asymmetry in infancy is a diagnosis with a large spectrum of features, expressing an abnormal shape of parts of the body or unequal postures and movements, which might be structural and/or functional, with localized or generalized expression. PURPOSE The purpose of the present study is to highlight different therapeutic aspects of the most occurring asymmetries in infancy: congenit...

Purpose: Stroke; causing sensory, perception, motor loss, affects balance, postural stability and mobility. Position sense of trunk its are important in terms limb functions. Various methods used physiotherapy rehabilitation, including orthotic devices to increase control. This study aimed investigate the immediate effect elastic orthosis on repositioning balance post-stroke individuals.Methods...

Background: Flexible Flat Foot (FFF), a common foot deformity decreasing medial longitudinal arch height is often comorbid with subtalar joint pronation causing physical activity difficulties in this population. Among the orthotic insoles prescribed for improving foot function, foot orthoses with medial heel skive technique have a limited research background. The present study aimed to investig...

Infantile tibia vara is the result of abnormal growth in the proximal tibial epiphyseal late of the tibial plate. Blount first identified the condi­ tion as osteochondrosis deformans tibialis in 1937. Clinically, tibia vara presents itself as a severe bowing of the proximal tibia, without the associated bowing of the tibial shaft or the femur, which is evident in physiological bowleg. On radiol...

BACKGROUND Diverse theories of orthoses application have evolved with the continual development of podiatric biomechanics and orthotic management. This theoretical disparity can lead to confusion in clinical, educational, and research situations. However, although approaches are varied, the common consensus is that foot orthoses outcomes are generally positive. METHODS Three main podiatric th...

In the inaugural edition of Prosthetics and Orthotics International, Fishman identified the psychological sciences as one of six indispensable areas of skill and knowledge in professional prosthetic-orthotic practice. Given the journal's significant role in reporting and developing pertinent research and practice, this review assesses the profile of psychology in prosthetic and orthotic researc...

2 Director, Prosthetic/Orthotic Research Department, Orthopaedic Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. From January 1966 to September 1968, the Orthopaedic Hospital in Copenhagen conducted a clinical evaluation study of the patellar-tendon-bearing (PTB) aircushion socket (see p. 1). The Prosthetic/Orthotic Research Department at the hospital fabricated the sockets, using the casting procedure describe...

BACKGROUND People with disabilities have the right to personal mobility and available and affordable assistive technology, according to the Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The aims were to investigate similarities and differences between Sierra Leone and Malawi concerning participants' mobility and satisfaction with their lower-limb prosthetic or orthotic device and related s...