Is there any relationship between orthotic usage and functional activities in children with neuromuscular disorders?

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Contractures of Achilles tendons and gastrocnemius muscle deteriorate the performance in daily living activities of patients with neuromuscular diseases. Ankle-foot orthoses help to prevent the progression of deformities and to obtain optimal position of the joints to support standing and walking. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between orthotic usage and functional activities in pediatric patients with different neuromuscular diseases. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective study. METHODS:A total of 127 subjects' physical assessment forms were analyzed. Functional level, type of orthoses, falling frequencies, ankle joint range of motion, and timed performance tests were examined in two consecutive dates with an interval of 3 months. RESULTS:A total of 91 patients were using orthoses while 36 patients were not within assessment dates. A total of 64 of 91 (70.3%) patients were diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. A total of 81 (89.0%) subjects were using plastic ankle-foot orthoses for positioning at nights and 10 (11%) were using different types of the orthoses (knee-ankle-foot orthoses, dynamic ankle-foot orthoses, and so on) for gait in the study group. CONCLUSIONS:Night ankle-foot orthoses were not found to be effective directly on functional performance in children with neuromuscular diseases, although they protect ankle from contractures and may help to correct gait and balance. CLINICAL RELEVANCE:This retrospective study shows that the positive effects of using an ankle-foot orthosis at night are not reflected in the functional performance of children with neuromuscular diseases. This may be due to the progressive deteriorating nature of the disease.

journal_name

Prosthet Orthot Int

authors

Alemdaroğlu İ,Gür G,Bek N,Yilmaz ÖT,Yakut Y,Uygur F,Karaduman A

doi

10.1177/0309364613486915

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-02-01 00:00:00

pages

27-33

issue

1

eissn

0309-3646

issn

1746-1553

pii

0309364613486915

journal_volume

38

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