Aids And Appliances For Cp

ASSISTIVE DEVICES Dhruv Mehta

AIDS AND APPLIANCES FOR ENHANCING POSTURAL CONTROL FOR FACILITATING FUNCTION FOR MAINTAINING OPTIMAL ALIGNEMENT FOR PROVIDING SYMMETRY FOR RELIEVING PAIN/SPASMS TO CONTROL DEFORMITY,PREVENT CONTRACTURES,FOR PROTECTION.

AIDS /APPLIANCES HELMET PROTECTION CHILDREN WITH ATAXIA DYSKINESIAS MIXED CEREBRAL PALSY.

AIDS /APPLIANCES COLLAR FOR GOOD HEAD CONTROL FOR BETTER ALIGNEMENT SITTING/STANDING FACILITATE LEARNING,USE OF HANDS SOFT/HARD/IN TWO PIECES WITH CHIN SUPPORT.

AIDS/APPLIANCES SPINAL JACKET FOR KYPHOSIS IN CHILDREN WITH HYPOTONIA SCOLIOSIS FOR TOTAL BODY INVOLVED CHILDREN BOSTON BRACE OR PLASTER/LEATHER JACKET.

AIDS/APPLIANCES HIPABDUCTION ORTHOSIS SWASH BRACE TO PREVENT WINDSWEEPING.PROVIDE SYMMETRY,PREVENT SCISSORING

AIDS/APPLIANCES T-ROLLS TO GIVE PELVIS SYMMETRY,PREVENT WIND SWEEPING OF HIPS TRIANGULAR ABDUCTUR PILLOWS TO PREVENT SCISSORING,KEEP LIMBS IN ABDUCTION

AIDS/APPLIANCES KAFO WITH ABDUCTUR BAR ADJUSTIBLE TO GENTLY STRETCH ADDUCTORS KAFO WITH DEROTATION BAR TO CONTROL INTERNAL/EXTERNAL ROTATION.

AIDS/APPLIANCES HKAFO RARELY GIVEN WITH PELVIC BAND,HIP/KNEE JOINTS/PLANTAR FLEXION STOP. METAL/PLASTIC CAN HAVE A FREE KNEE JOINT IF KNEE CONTROL GOOD.

AIDS/APPLIANCES KAFO WITH WITHOUT JOINT CAN ALSO BE A FRE KNEE JOINT WITH 5/10 FLEXION TO PREVENT RECURVATUM. PUSH KNEE SPLINTS/KNEE CAGES TO KEEP KNEE EXTENDED ALSO KNEE GAITERS

AIDS/APPLIANCES FLOOR REACTION ORTHOSIS/GROUND REACTION ORTHOSIS TO GIVE THRUST TO KNEE FOR EXTENSION IN STANCE ALIGNE GROUND REACTION FORCE. PREVENT HAND TO KNEE GAIT IN POLIOMYELITIS

AIDS/APPLIANCES ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS STATIC/DYNAMIC THAT IS WITHOUT HINGE AND WITH HINGE IF HIP/KNEE CONTROL GOOD AND SOME TA.EHL/EDL ACTIVITY THEN HINGED,IF POOR CONTROL THOUGH PASSIVE RANGE PRESENT STATIC AFO.

AIDS/APPLIANCES SUPRAMALLEOLAR AFO’S/SHOE INSERTS OR INFRAMALLEOLAR AFO’S IF ONLY VARUS VALGUS INSTABILITY EQUINUS NOT A MAJOR PROBLEM.

AIDS/APPLIANCES METAL BELOW KNEE CALIPERS WITH/WITHOUT T-STRAPS SPLINT FOR HALLUX VALGUS BOOTS WITH VALGUS PADS RAISE MEDIALLY/LATERALLY/METATARS AL PADS.

AIDS/APPLIANCES ARM GAITERS TO KEEP ELBOW EXTENDED ABOVE ELBOW SPLINT IN SUPINATION LONG/SHORT COCK-UP SPLINT OPPONENS SPLINT

AIDS/APPLIANCES ANTERIOR WALKER WITH/WITHOUT WHEELS POSTERIOR WALKER WITH /WITHOUT WHEELS PRONE TROLLEYS SCOOTER BOARDS WHEEL-CHAIRS MANUAL/POWERED

AIDS /APPLIANCES KNEE PADS/ELBOW PADS TO PREVENT BURSITISPRESSURE SOREFOR THOSE CHILDREN WHO CREEP/CRAWL. TWISTERS TO CONTROL EXCESSIVE INTERNAL/EXTERNAL ROTATION.