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Orthosis for a puppy PDF Print E-mail

limb less puppyAn interesting orthotic application story featured in the Mail Online recently.  A puppy born without front legs was able call on the skills of an orthotis to get mobile. Hope, the appropriately named two-legged Maltese puppy gets around by using a specially-designed device which features wheels from a model aeroplane.

The energetic pup uses her hind legs to boost her body forward onto her chest and operate the wheeled prosthetic limbs.

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Management of Severe OA of the Knee using a Customised Off Loading Knee Orthoses. PDF Print E-mail

Authors: Martin Buchan F.R.C.S,  William A Munro MBAPO, Derek Jones PhD., MBA

At the recent BAPO Annual Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, the authors reported on the results of using a custom made knee orthosis as an alternative to surgical intervention in four patients with valgus/varus deformity in excess of 20 degrees due to osteoarthritis.  The paper won first prize for Scientific Papers - the third year running that Jones and Munro have been recognised this way.

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Honda demonstrates walking assist device PDF Print E-mail
Walking aid from HondaHonda Motor Co demonstrated an experimental model of a walking assist device that could support walking for the elderly and other people with weakened leg muscles at the trade fair Barrier Free Equipments & Rehabilitation for the Elderly & the Disabled in Osaka, Japan last April.
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Brain imaging identifies ways to help stroke patients PDF Print E-mail

An important breakthrough in understanding how the brain works could help stroke patients to regain their speech. The UK charity Action Medical Research has announced the results of the study as a "leap forward in understanding".

The charity says that patients could benefit from this discovery within the next three to five years.  Up to one quarter of stroke patients suffer from speech impairment of some degree. This can mean difficulty with speaking and understanding what is said to them or even trouble with reading and writing.

Some people find that, over time, their speech and understanding improves but many more face an uphill struggle and some never recover; even with therapy. Until now little was known about why some patients make progress and some do not.

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Humans vs Robots in Stroke Rehab PDF Print E-mail

Walking therapy for stroke survivors is significantly more effective when conducted by a physical therapist instead of a robot, according a small study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.  

Research suggests that, for a patient who has neurological damage from stroke or spinal cord injury, moving the legs in a way that mimics walking on a treadmill can facilitate walking recovery.

Physical therapists often assist stroke patients too weak to walk on their own by fitting them in a harness, putting them on a treadmill and helping them move as they would when walking. But this can be physically demanding on a therapist, and robotic devices have been developed as an alterative to relieve the therapist.

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