Dropfoot (also known as drop foot, foot drop and footdrop) is a condition characterized by weakness or paralysis of the muscles involved in lifting the front part of the foot. It causes a person to either drag the foot and toes or engage in a high-stepping walk called steppage gait. A significant number of individuals – men and women, young and old – experience difficulty with the most simple day-to-day activities because of mobility dysfunctions such as peroneal nerve palsy that lead to dropfoot. WalkAide was designed to restore mobility to those individuals seeking a return to independence.
http://www.walkaide.com/EN-US/Pages/default.aspx
WalkAideAnother option for Foot Drop, the WalkAide is a new battery-operated, single-channel electrical stimulator that is used for functional electrical stimulation (FES). It is called a “Neural Prosthesis” and it utilizes a tilt sensor and an accelerometer to determine the position of the lower leg during gait. The device then uses FES to stimulate the dorsiflexor muscles to help control the foot position while walking in an effort to restore normalized leg motion.
The WalkAide is programmed by the Orthotist using a sophisticated computer software program that collects, processes, and optimizes gait data for the unique needs of each patient. The selection criteria for the WalkAide are very specific and not all patients with Foot Drop are appropriate candidates.
http://www.cascadeorthotics.com/html/walkaide.html
Potential candidates include patients who have had:
•Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
•Multiple Sclerosis
•Traumatic brain injury
•Incomplete spinal cord injury
•Cerebral Palsy
•Other upper motor neuron or central nervous system involvements
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What is Orthosis?
ORTHOSIS is the appliance. Also termed as splint, caliper, brace as well.
- Following are aome types of Orthosis.
UPPER LIMB ORTHOTICS
Cock up splint
Fracture Braces
Finger Splints
Dynamic Cock Up Splint
Resting hand Splint
Thumb Spica
Shoulder Sling
LOWER LIMB ORTHOTICS
Foot Orthosis------------------------ For foot deformities
Insoles/Arch Supports----------------For Flat feet, Foot problems
Ankle Foot Orthosis(AFO)-----------For club Foot
Ankle Foot Orthosis(AFO)-----------For Drop Foot
Knee Orthosis(KO)------------------ For knee Deformities
Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis(KAFO)---For Post Polio Paralysis,Genu Varum,Genu Valgum, knee Deformities,Cerebral palsy
Knee Ankle Foot Splint(KAFS)------ For Night time correction of deformity
Hip Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis(HKAFO)---------For Post Polio Paralysis,CP
Hip Abduction Brace------------------For CDH
Tibial Fracture Brace
Femoral Fracture Brace
SPINAL ORTHOTICS (for spinal deformities)
Cervical Collars
CTLSO----Milwaukee brace
TLSO------Boston Brace
LSO
SOMI Brace
Lumber belts
Abdominal Belts
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