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5 patient evaluations for Ankle-Foot Orthosis AFO

  • old goat
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: none
    Legs: moderate
    Type: Upper Motor Neuron
  • old goat
  • by old goat
    Nov 26, 2008
dosage:
daily
time on dosage:
about 2 months
purpose:
Mobility
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  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenSlight
  • Mobility
Advice/Tips
it helps withwlking and my hips are more in line
Specific side-effects
some difficulty putting on
Burden
putting the unit on
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  • yugo
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: none
    Legs: moderate
    Type: Upper Motor Neuron
  • yugo
  • by yugo
    Oct 09, 2008
dosage:
time on dosage:
about 1 day
purpose:
Other
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  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenNone
  • Other
Advice/Tips
they are made of leather, so your skin might get sweaty, mine have not but I hear they can, I always have foot powder on so maybe that is why I have no trouble with that,. but for me they look better than the plastic ones. and with already being in a wheelchair and everything else, looks can be nice for your sprits.
Cost
less than $25 monthly
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  • jolie
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: none
    Chest: none
    Legs: mild
    Type: Upper Motor Neuron
  • jolie
  • by jolie
    Sep 30, 2008
dosage:
time on dosage:
about 5 months
purpose:
Foot drop
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  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • AdherenceUsually
  • BurdenSlight
  • Foot drop
Specific side-effects
comfort issue
burr on heel
Burden
takes time; gets hot; have to buy 2 pairs of same shoe
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  • slowrambler
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: none
    Vision: mild
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: moderate
  • by slowrambler
    Sep 07, 2008
dosage:
all the time (24/7)
time on dosage:
about 12 years
purpose:
Other
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  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenNone
  • Other
Advice/Tips
I am not able to walk with my canes or walker without wearing my AFO.
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