Background Ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) is the most frequently used type of orthosis in children with cerebral palsy (CP). AFOs are designed either to improve function or to prevent or treat muscle ...

Participants Children aged 8–14 years with clinically diagnosed calcaneal apophysitis. Interventions Treatment factor 1: two different types of in-shoe orthoses: a heel raise or prefabricated orthoses ...

Orthopedic foot orthoses, typically prescribed for injury rehabilitation and chronic foot conditions, are often standardized and lack user-driven aesthetic customization. The first part of the study ...

Objectives To assess the efficacy of exercise, orthoses and splinting on function, pain and quality of life (QoL) for the management of mid-portion and insertional Achilles tendinopathy, and to ...

Older Australians living with post-polio syndrome are frustrated at the exclusion of orthotists and prosthetists from the ...

Orthoses are widely used in the management of children with CP even though there is no robust evidence for its effect. [8,9] The ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) is the most frequently used type of ...