![]() Patients with high muscle tone The heel of patients with high muscle tone can’t reach the appropriate position of AFO when wearing early .The heel will have localized swelling or bruising as the resisting pressure on the ankle-foot orthosis. Lateral malleolus and navicular bone or other prominent bone will have localized compression and bone pain when some children wear with severe foot varus and valgus . It can reduce and relieve tension when taking the position of back-support, knee, hip,ankle flexion so as to ensure the heel in place.In addition fixing straps shouldn’t be too tight.It is necessary to take off orthosis for some time.Wear again after rest and message.Gradually increase the time of wearing. Usually the problem of heel oppression will be improved when the child passes a period of adaptation.Please contact orthosis manufacture to work out if the child still can’t adapt. ![]() The athetosic children with Intermittent spasm and unstable tension will feel unwell when wearing in the beginning.The children will adapt soon according to the method above. The method of wearing lower limb orthosis when crawling:Children find it difficult to crawl with AFO as orthosis prevents ankle from plantar flexion. He can only flex knee further, increase the external rotation degree of hip to crawl forward. Crawling is the primary method that children can move meanwhile explore at the present stage. Children had better take off orthosis when training. AFO from MEDI-REHATEK is a classical design for patient with foot drop.| SWASH orthosis is very helpful for children with Cerebral Palsy when walking and sitting. Recently a good blog of How to wear AFO correctly,if you are interested,you should visit there.
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