In the context of human dentition, an orthotic device is “any removable artificial occlusal surface used for diagnosis or therapy affecting the relationship of the mandible to maxilla.”1 Dental orthotics for the treatment of conditions other than sleep apnea, also known as non–sleep-apnea dental orthotics (NADOs), are removable occlusal appliances that completely or partially cover either denta...

In order to determine if the use of antipronation taping could be used to direct foot orthoses prescription, seven high school athletes with lower extremity or foot pain caused by overuse stress were taped for 3 days during practice sessions. A visual pain scale and the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure sports subscale were used to monitor pain and function improvement caused by taping. If the tap...

Motivation: A locomotion control system could be used in active orthotics; orthotic braces with actuators attached to augment the muscles of a patient. This would allow patients with a variety of neuro-muscular ailments to walk in an easier, more natural way than is currently possible with passive orthotics. A similar technology could be used for prosthetics to assist patients with amputations ...

Background Diabetic foot ulcers are frequently related to elevated pressure under a bony prominence. Conservative treatment includes offloading with orthopaedic shoes and custom made orthotics or plaster casts. While casting in plaster is usually effective in achieving primary closure of foot ulcers, recurrence rates are high. Minimally invasive surgical offloading that includes correction of f...

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 ...

Orthotics and other types of shoe inserts are primarily designed to reduce injury and improve comfort. The interaction between the plantar surface of the foot and the load-bearing surface contributes to foot and surface deformations and hence to perceived comfort, discomfort or pain. The plantar shapes of 16 participants' feet were captured when standing on three support surfaces that had diffe...

BACKGROUND Evaluation of the effectiveness of three different types of prefabricated foot orthotics in the treatment of plantar fasciitis. METHODS Prospective, randomized head-to-head trial in 30 adults (21 women, 9 men) with plantar fasciitis without any anatomic alterations. Three different prefabricated orthotics were tested (thin, non supportive orthotic (NO); soft supportive foam orthoti...

The current investigation aimed to investigate the influence of semi-custom orthoses on multisegment foot kinematics and plantar fascia strain in recreational runners. Fifteen male runners ran at 4.0 m.s with and without orthotics. Multi-segment foot kinematics and plantar fascia strain were obtained using a 3D motion capture system. Differences between orthotic and no-orthotic conditions were ...

Data on mortality for the ten years following lower limb amputation were obtained from all the 16 surgical units in Southern Finland and the National Social Insurance Institution. In Southern Finland during the period 1984-1985, amputations of the lower limb were performed on 705 patients, of whom 382 (54%) were women and 323 (46%) men. The majority of the amputations, 47%, were performed for v...