This week we are going to discuss a neurologic condition called “foot drop,” which is the result of several different conditions and can be rather problematic. Foot drop is exactly as it sounds, a ...

An ankle-foot orthotic, or AFO, is a brace that controls the kinematics and kinetics of the ankles while also compensating for weakening or correcting irregularities. AFOs can also be used to ...

It's good to be reminded that you're not alone in your struggles. Several people sent encouraging emails after my last column, in which I wrote about my diagnosis of Charcot neuroarthropathy and my ...

Orthotics are special shoe or heel inserts a doctor prescribes that are custom-made specifically for you. A doctor may prescribe orthotics to treat foot, leg, or back problems. Read on to discover 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 orthoses ...

There is little evidence in the literature of the effectiveness of AFOs in children with CP, and the variability in different studies makes it difficult to compare the results. [8,16,17] This is a ...