The effects of a half palm ankle-foot orthosis and a hollow-heel ankle-foot orthosis on the gait of stroke survivors
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2022.10.008
- VernacularTitle:半掌踝足矫形器与足跟镂空踝足矫形器对脑卒中患者步态影响的比较
- Author:
Zhe MENG
1
;
Zhiping LIAO
;
Fangchao WU
;
Yang YU
;
Changsheng LI
;
Jingyan TAO
Author Information
1. 浙江大学医学院附属邵逸夫医院康复医学科，杭州 310000
- Keywords:
Stroke;
Ankle foot orthosis;
Gait analysis;
Fall risk
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2022;44(10):902-906
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To observe any effect of a half palm ankle-foot orthosis and a hollow-heel ankle-foot orthosis on the gait of stroke survivors.Methods:The walking of twenty-five stroke survivors was quantified using a gait analysis system. They walked barefoot, wearing a half palm ankle-foot orthosis and wearing a hollow-heel ankle-foot orthosis. Walking speed, step frequency, duration of the swing phase on the healthy and affected sides, risk of falling and Timed Up and Go (TUG) test times were recorded and analyzed.Results:The average gait frequency when wearing the hollow-heel ankle-foot orthosis was significantly faster than that in the other two conditions. The gait asymmetry coefficient was significantly different when the subjects wore the hollow-heel ankle-foot orthosis compared with walking barefoot. Compared with being barefoot, the average TUG time was significantly shorter when wearing either orthosis and the risk of falling was significantly less. The fall risk was significantly lower when wearing the hollow-heel orthosis compared to the half palm orthosis.Conclusion:Wearing either ankle-foot orthosis can significantly correct the gait of stroke survivors and lower their risk of falling, with better effect when wearing the hollow-heel ankle-foot orthosis.
