Even those who are not O&P professionals likely know someone who uses foot orthotics or a lower-limb orthosis to overcome foot pain, correct a gait issue, or address a foot or ankle pathology—estimates are that millions of people in the US use them. As such, these devices are essential to patients’ mobility and well-being. In this issue, we look at lower-limb orthotic devices and treatments: the importance of creating standardization in AFO stiffness, how casting techniques should be adapted for new designs, and the role orthotists and pedorthists can play in fall prevention.
With a rise in the aging population and in conditions that can cause loss of sensation and foot pain, such as diabetes, awareness of fall risk becomes even more important. “O&P’s Role in Fall Prevention” shares how clinicians can identify patients’ risk and help them manage that danger, including proper footwear and foot orthotics.
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