BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Sensory evaluation is fundamental to evaluation of patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). The purpose of this study was to determine the construct validity and responsiveness for sensory threshold tests in patients with CTS. METHODS Sixty-three patients diagnosed with CTS were evaluated prior to orthotic intervention and again at follow up at 6 and 12 weeks. Sensor...

Technological innovation has transformed how we communicate, work, and conduct business. Over the next decade experience health care both as professionals client-patients will also change significantly. This presents an opportunity a challenge to medical clinical that are device-focused, including prosthetists orthotists, they consider best adapt. Current prosthetic orthotic education practice ...

User satisfaction is afforded considerable importance as an outcome measurement in evidence-based healthcare and the client-centered approach. Several studies have investigated user satisfaction with orthoses. Few studies have investigated user satisfaction with orthoses in Taiwan. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the user satisfaction with orthotic devices and service us...

BACKGROUND Foot orthotics are commonly utilized in the treatment of patellofemoral pain (PFP) and have shown clinical benefit; however, their mechanism of action remains unclear. Patellofemoral joint stress (PFJS) is thought to be one of the main etiological factors associated with PFP. HYPOTHESIS/PURPOSE The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a prefabricated foot...

OBJECTIVE To compare the differential effect of custom orthoses on the lower extremity mechanics of a forefoot and rearfoot strike pattern. DESIGN Fifteen subjects ran with both a forefoot and a rearfoot strike pattern with and without orthoses. Lower extremity kinematic and kinetic variables were compared between strike pattern and orthotic conditions. BACKGROUND Foot orthoses have been sh...

Assessing outcomes for extracorporeal orthotic and prosthetic clinical and technological intervention is fairly straight forward: just ask. Of course, the resulting subjective interpretation (ratings) might not fully capture or accurately reflect the underlining biological issues involved in physical restoration and rehabilitation of individuals with desensitized or missing limbs. Further, such...

Deformational Plagiocephaly (DP) is a multi-planar deformity of the cranium occurring either pre-or postnatally in infants. In the last decade, the incidence of DP has increased substantially due to a number of factors, including supine sleeping positioning to reduce Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and the use of child carriers that increase supine positioning. Clinical questions persist about whi...

The hingeless plastic ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) changes stiffness largely depending on how much plastic is trimmed around the ankle. To support proper selection of the orthosis and final adjustment of the orthotic stiffness, the correlation between the posterior upright width and the resistance to dorsi- and plantar flexion movements was measured in 30 posterior-type plastic AFOs. The posterior...

BACKGROUND Assistive products are items which allow older people and people with disabilities to be able to live a healthy, productive and dignified life. It has been estimated that approximately 1.5% of the world's population need a prosthesis or orthosis. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to systematically identify and review the evidence from randomized controlled trials assessing ...