Early observations of the effects of lateral wedge orthoses on lower limb muscle length and potential for exacerbating spasticity

Saeed Forghany; Richard Jones; Steve Preece; Chris Nester; Sarah Tyson

doi:10.3109/03093646.2010.504976

Early observations of the effects of lateral wedge orthoses on lower limb muscle length and potential for exacerbating spasticity

Saeed Forghany, Richard Jones, Steve Preece, Chris Nester, Sarah Tyson

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Abstract

Lateral wedge orthoses are often prescribed to correct varus deformity after stroke. Spasticity is implicated in varus deformity and is caused by velocity-related muscle length changes, so a lateral wedge may affect spasticity by manipulating foot and ankle kinematics which, in turn, may alter the length of these muscles. We sought to test this theory in healthy participants. Eight volunteers walked with no wedge and with lateral wedges of 5 and 8.5 degrees in both shoes. Qualysis motion capture system collected kinematic data and SIMM musculoskeletal modeling software calculated muscle tendon length of plantarflexor and peroneal muscle groups using 3-D ankle and knee joint angle data. The wedges increased ankle eversion (p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	319-326
Number of pages	7
Journal	Prosthetics and Orthotics International
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/03093646.2010.504976
Publication status	Published - Sept 2010

Keywords

Lateral wedge orthoses
musculoskeletal modelling
spasticity
stroke

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Early observations of the effects of lateral wedge orthoses on lower limb muscle length and potential for exacerbating spasticity

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