Clinical pictures and symptoms
Injuries to ligaments, joints, bones, partial or full leg paralysis: The underlying clinical pictures are as varied as the complaints.
Obtain detailed information about various clinical pictures and symptoms, therapy options and diagnostic methods. Specific orthoses and supports that can help alleviate your complaints are offered for each condition.
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a usually spastic disturbance of the nervous and muscular system that appears in infancy or early childhood. Multidisciplinary treatment is normally applied. Medical devices are available for infants to adults to help with posture and positioning as well as improving balance and the ability to walk.
Charcot Marie tooth disease
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) comprises a group of disorders that affect the peripheral nerves — nerves that lie outside the brain and spinal column.There are 90 different kinds of CMT, each caused by a different mutation.
Guillain Barre syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare disorder in which a person’s own immune system damages the nerves, causing muscle weakness or tingling sensations in the legs and sometimes paralysis.
Incomplete spinal cord injury
The majority of spinal cord injuries occur during car accidents. Others happen as the result of falls, acts of violence, sporting accidents, and other causes.
Isolated quadriceps weakness
Quadriceps weakness can be caused by various injuries to the knee or hips, acquired myopathies such as Lyme disease and poliomyelitis, inherited myopathies and stroke, or neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis or Bell’s palsy.
Multiple sclerosis
MS can cause many different neurological symptoms. When MS patients suffer from spasticity, medical devices such as orthoses can help alleviate complaints and maintain the greatest possible mobility.
Polio/post-polio
The poliovirus predominantly attacks the central nervous system. Paralysis occurs with 0.1% of all infections. Since the cause cannot be treated, physical therapy and orthoses help improve mobility after the acute illness.
Spina bifida
Spina bifida is a malformation in the area of the spine and spinal cord which occurs near the beginning of pregnancy. The type and symptoms can vary widely, and are crucial for the success of fittings with medical devices such as orthoses.
Traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain.