People with poliomyelitis would walk more normally with the new powered knee-ankle-foot orthosis developed by Mokhtar Arazpour, a researcher and faculty member at the University of Social Welfare and ...

Retrospective study of the degree of gait independence achieved by persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) using knee–ankle–foot orthosis with a medial single hip joint (MSH-KAFO). The 45 patients (36 ...

Medicare covers the furnishing and fitting of therapeutic shoes and inserts, called orthotics, for diabetes and severe diabetes-related foot disease. It also covers medically necessary ankle-foot ...

Our soldiers have, unfortunately, suffered a substantial number of lower-limb battle injuries in recent years. That has spurred research efforts into innovative treatment strategies, such as powered ...

This article systematically reviews the available literature to improve our understanding of the physiological basis for orthoses under the kinematic, shock attenuation and neuromotor control ...

The ultimate aim of orthotics is to gift comfort to the patient; to reduce the burden awarded by a physical deformity or an ailment. Setting goals for management takes into consideration three targets ...

Medicare covers medically necessary therapeutic devices. These include orthotics, like braces and supports, used to treat diseases of the feet, ankles, and legs related to conditions like diabetes.