Good morning List Serve!
A new article has been posted to the Academy’s Gait Society Networking site. Please log in and share you thoughts about the article: http://gait-society.ning.com/page/article-13-new.
Kobayashi T, Leung AKL, Hutchins SW. (2011) Techniques to measure rigidity of ankle-foot orthosis: A review. JRRD; 48(5):565-576.
Shane Wurdeman, scientific liason for the Gait Society, has posted a summary and initiated some great discussion in the Journal Club section.
Intro to Shane’s summary:
“This was a very exciting review. The reviews goes through the different methods that are currently being reported for testing the stiffness of an AFO. These include bench testing (no actual person wearing), simulation (simulation of a limb), and human subjects testing (person wearing the AFO).”
“Does anyone have a good technique for measuring stiffness? Perhaps as a profession we feel the stiffness is important, but as individual practitioners do we notice relevant differences in our outcomes by varying stiffness?”
To read Shane’s full summary and commentary, click the link provided to log in and go directly to the Journal Club Discussion Board. http://gait-society.ning.com/page/article-13-new. The article can be accessed by clicking the PDF link directly below the article reference.
Don’t forget to take a moment and post a comment!! We want to know your thoughts!
The Journal Club is Registration is required to access the GS website. The Academy does allow participation on the site for a limited time prior to requiring Academy and/or Society membership. To visit the Gait Society’s main page, go to http://gait-society.ning.com/.
– Elisa de Jong, CPO, LO
Journal Club Chair
