#orthotic

Carbon Fiber Insole, 1 Piece, Shoe Insert, Rigid – Strong, Orthotic Shoe Stiffener Insert for Foot Arthritis, Turf Toe, Hallux Rigidus, Mortons Toe – Hiking and Sports 278mm EU43

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or putting a textured one in there...or maybe putting a some sand or dirt in their shoe...

Textured insoles change (we like to think for the better) proprioceptive input and can improve balance and gait performance, both statically and dynamically. We have seen this in folks with parkinsons (1) as well as stroke (2), though it can be used in the elderly (3), in diabetes and neuropathy (4), as well as healthy individuals (5,6). Changes from postural stability, to changes in anterior/posterior sway, to medial/lateral sway, to step length and height, the research is there.

These results support the hypothesis that enhanced somatosensory feedback to the sensory system, both through the spinocerebellar and dorsal column pathways, as well as the vestibular system, results in an improved motor output (and most likely coordination) of gait.

Qiu F, Cole MH, Davids KW, et al. Effects of textured insoles on balance in people with Parkinson's disease. PLoS One. 2013;8(12):e83309. Published 2013 Dec 12. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.00833

Ma CC1, Rao N2, Muthukrishnan S3, Aruin AS4. A textured insole improves gait symmetry in individuals with stroke. Disabil Rehabil. 2017 Aug 7:1-5. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2017.1362477. [Epub ahead of print]

Annino G1,2,3, Palazzo F2, Alwardat MS4, Manzi V5, Lebone P2, Tancredi V1,2,3, Sinibaldi Salimei P2,6,7, Caronti A2, Panzarino M2,3, Padua E2,3. Effects of long-term stimulation of textured insoles on postural control in health elderly. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2018 Apr;58(4):377-384. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.16.06705-0. Epub 2016 Sep 15.

Paton J, Glasser S, Collings R, Marsden J. Getting the right balance: insole design alters the static balance of people with diabetes and neuropathy. J Foot Ankle Res. 2016;9:40. Published 2016 Oct 5. doi:10.1186/s13047-016-0172-3

Steinberg N1, Tirosh O, Adams R, Karin J, Waddington G. Influence of Textured Insoles on Dynamic Postural Balance of Young Dancers. Med Probl Perform Art. 2017 Jun;32(2):63-70. doi: 10.21091/mppa.2017.2012.

They are the hidden killers that maim or kill more than 4,000 men, women and children every year, in countries around the world. Recently, the challenge posed by landmines has been compounded by the increasing use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

“Every country has its own challenges,” explained Damian O’Brien, a programme manager for the international demining agency the Halo Trust, on a visit back to Britain from his ongoing work in Afghanistan.

“One of the problems in Afghanistan, for example, is the sheer density and the widespread availability of munitions which have fed conflicts. People are still digging things up and scooping out the explosives from anti tank mines to create IEDS.”

Who knew that wearing the orthotics like the doctor told me to would work?? Mindblowing!

Metal-bending project (yes I feel like Toph)

Making a conventional KAFO (knee ankle foot orthosis) for a pediatric patient model

Worked on bending the uprights, thigh band, and calf band to fit the patient model's leg tracing. It gets kind of tricky cuz something by bending the metal in one plane, you also induce a rotational bend that's a pain in the ass to correct

Lol jk just a cats leg