Objectives: This article aims to describe an innovative method to fabricate personalized orthoses for the elbow-wrist joints in CD, taking into account anatomical and functional diversities. It also proposes functional elements to implement the required dynamic postural control.

Background: Childhood dyskinesia (CD) is a complex movement disorder with components of dystonic and hyperkinetic nature, characterized by involuntary, sometimes stereotypical postures and gestures that are often impossible to control and hinder the execution of willful motion. The standard orthoses for the treatment of neurological diseases, including CD, are generally poorly differentiated for functional characteristics. The application of similar devices for movement disorders is far less generalized because of the very different symptoms, including the incapacity to control rather than initiate movement.

Design and custom fabrication of specialized orthoses for the upper-limb stabilization in childhood dyskinesia

Garavaglia Lorenzo;Pittaccio Simone
2022

Abstract

Background: Childhood dyskinesia (CD) is a complex movement disorder with components of dystonic and hyperkinetic nature, characterized by involuntary, sometimes stereotypical postures and gestures that are often impossible to control and hinder the execution of willful motion. The standard orthoses for the treatment of neurological diseases, including CD, are generally poorly differentiated for functional characteristics. The application of similar devices for movement disorders is far less generalized because of the very different symptoms, including the incapacity to control rather than initiate movement.
2022
Istituto di Chimica della Materia Condensata e di Tecnologie per l'Energia - ICMATE
Objectives: This article aims to describe an innovative method to fabricate personalized orthoses for the elbow-wrist joints in CD, taking into account anatomical and functional diversities. It also proposes functional elements to implement the required dynamic postural control.
rehabilitation
movement disorders
dynamic customized splints
shape memory alloys
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