The common overuse injury impacts as many as 24% of athletes, according to University of Delaware-led research published in ...

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 ...

Researchers have confirmed that adapting splints in combination with the footwear used by disabled children to help them walk can decrease the energy they use by as much as 33%. The Clinical ...

A splint is a device that supports and protects a broken bone or injured tissue. Also known as a brace or an orthosis, it helps reduce pain and promote healing by keeping the injured part of your body ...

In total, 2200 children and adolescents 0 to 19 years old (median age 7 years) were recorded in the registry in 2011. Of those 1271 (58%) were boys and 929 (42%) were girls. The distribution of ...

In children with cerebral palsy, adapting splints in combination with the footwear used by disabled children to help them walk can decrease the energy they use by as much as 33%, confirmed researchers ...