Considering new roles for technology that isn’t ready for prime time in its original form may seem inappropriate. However, for nearly 20 years, researchers worldwide have been striving to develop robotic or powered orthoses for definitive use, and while such devices may not be ready for everyday use, they may be much closer to readiness for practical use and service as diagnostic and rehabilitative tools, suggests Géza F. Kogler, PhD, CO, coordinator of research and instructor of orthotics for the master of science in prosthetics and orthotics (MSPO) program at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Atlanta. As such, Kogler says, these tools offer the potential to dramatically expand the clinical orthotist’s scope of practice.
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