Background This observational study examined whether lower limb (LL) motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) 1 week post-stroke predict recovery of independent walking, use of ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) or ...

Brehm et al. have shown that AFOs reduce the energy cost of walking in children with CP. [11] In the present study 70% of those using AFOs to improve walking ability attained the goal. Most of the ...

This was unlikely to be due to blockade alone. In our case, daily weight loading by walking with use of an AFO under conditions of sustained suppressed varus spasticity could have supported the ...

AFOs have been found to increase walking speed and reduce the energy cost in children with CP. [11] In Sweden, orthoses are provided free of charge to the families of the children who need them.