The Utility of Post-Polio Bracing | Post Polio: Polio Place
Patients with post-polio weakness can often benefit by using an appropriate brace. Braces can 1) provide support, 2) correct a flexible deformity, or 3) relieve pain. Usually it is best to correct a fixed deformity through stretching or surgery before applying the brace.
Braces | Post Polio: Polio Place
Patients with post-polio weakness can often benefit by using an appropriate brace. Braces can 1) provide support, 2) correct a flexible deformity, or 3) relieve pain. Usually it is best to correct a fixed deformity through stretching or surgery before applying the brace. Post-polio patients require special consideration when it comes to bracing.
Bracing for Polio Survivors
2020年11月16日 · The Post-Polio Institute patients do very well with the new lightweight braces that use plastic molded to the shape of your foot and leg to replace the metal uprights. The most common brace worn by polio survivors is the short leg …
The Utility of Post-Polio Bracing
Patients with post-polio weakness can often benefit by using an appropriate brace. Braces can 1) provide support, 2) correct a flexible deformity, or 3) relieve pain. Usually it is best to correct a fixed deformity through stretching or surgery before applying the brace.
Orthotics - Post Polio
Communication among the polio survivor, the referring physician, and the orthotist is imperative to design the best possible brace. Today’s braces are often constructed of lightweight plastics and metals with fixed (locked) and/or free (movable) joints, not of leather and steel.
Bracing for Polio Survivors — Polio SA
2019年9月6日 · The Post-Polio Institute patients do very well with the new lightweight braces that use plastic moulded to the shape of your foot and leg to replace the metal uprights. The most common brace worn by polio survivors is the short leg …
Post-Polio Bracing | Post Polio: Polio Place
“If it will be on the leg I use for driving (or other important activity—depress pedals on a piano, eitc) how will it impact my ability to do those activities?” “What choices of a brace do I have?”
What are the Different Kinds of Polio Leg Braces? - Spiegato
Polio leg braces can assist a patient in strengthening weak joints, helping to keep the feet and legs in the correct positions, and in preventing deformation and development or recurrence of muscle contractions.
C-Brace is changing lives one step at a time. - Ottobock
The C-Brace offers a mobility solution for incomplete paraplegia & poliomyelitis. This leg brace reduces tension and makes it easier to walk.
Post-Polio Syndrome | University of Michigan Health
Post-polio syndrome affects about 50 percent of people who have had polio. Even those who managed to work their way out of braces and spent 20 years or more without the need for assistance can start experiencing extreme fatigue, joint pain and muscle weakness.