Motor neuron disease (MND) is a neurodegenerative disorder that contributes to weakness in the limbs and respiratory and bulbar muscle strength. The disease is irreversible and leads to a fatal outcome typically due to respiratory failure. People living with MND often develop neck weakness.

2015年4月6日 · OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to capture clinical features that might predict which neuromuscular (NM) patients are satisfied with the carbon fiber “Toe Off" ankle-foot orthosis (AFO). This orthosis provides plantar flexion assist in addition to ...

2022年9月1日 · An ankle–foot orthosis (AFO) is applied to the ankle joint to improve walking ability, prevent or correct ankle–foot deformities, maintain the stability of lower limb joints, and enhance the load-bearing capacity of lower limbs .

Objective: It is well established that ankle-foot-orthoses (AFO) is an effective footwear intervention to stabilize ankle joint, which in turn could improve balance and self-confidence during walking in older adults. However, its long term benefit, daily use acceptability, and mechanism of …

o ↑ gait speed if AFO has fewer restrictions control & AFO rigidityto movement o May ↑ dynamic balance based on design o PF spasticity (≥MAS 3) o ↓strength or control of the o Equinovarus and flexibility o Material property choices restrict or allow motion o AFO set in DF leads to knee o AFO set in PF leads toknee extension in stance

2018年1月1日 · The most common orthotic prescribed in MND is the ankle–foot orthosis (AFO) to assist with ankle dorsiflexion weakness (foot drop) (Majmudar et al., 2014), helping stabilize ankle weakness and facilitating foot clearance during gait.

Tuning of ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) and AFO-footwear combinations can significantly improve gait in patients with neuromuscular impairments. Even so, some pa- t­ients still prefer their untuned devices, which has led researchers and clinicians to reexamine their approach to …

2024年11月27日 · Three distinct types stand out: ankle foot orthoses (AFO), knee ankle foot orthoses (KAFO), and hip knee ankle foot orthoses (HKAFO). Each provides a different level of support, from focused ankle stability to full lower body control.

2021年4月1日 · The purpose of this clinical practice guideline (CPG) is to provide evidence to guide clinical decision-making for the use of either ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) or functional electrical stimulation (FES) as an intervention to improve body function and structure, activity, and participation as defined by the International Classification of ...

Solid AFO (SAFO) is predominantly applied to completely limit the ankle joint movement in patients with foot drop, weak dorsiflexion and/or plantarflexion, ligament injury about the ankle, mild knee instability, and valgus/varus [16,17].