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BACKGROUND
Ankle spasticity is more common in children with CP spastic diplegic. Different types of stretching methods utilized to relieve ankle joint spasticity. Passive hand stretching administered by the therapist is the most common management in ankle spasticity. For availing therapeutic intervention, the parent of such children frequently visits the rehabilitation centre that put financial and psychosocial burden. In order to reduce burden and encourage home based therapeutic intervention an attempt was made to devise mechanical device. This newly designed mechanical device can be an alternative Assistive Technology device for the management of ankle spasticity in such children. Automated Convenient Ankle Mobilizer worked with motor driven ankle mobilizing unit in a controlled manner.
AIMS
The goal of the study is to improve positioning and provide therapeutic advancement in spasticity reduction in subject with ankle spasticity.
METHODOLOGY
The enclosure having electronics components attached at the lateral side of the pre-tibial shell and servomotor at the anterior side of the pre-tibial shell of the AFO. The control cable is used to perform & control stretching activities. One end of the cable is attached at the shaft of the servomotor and the other end is attached at the anterior part of the foot shell. In ‘ON’ mode the servomotor starts pulling the foot part upward as well as downward with the help of control cable as per the programming done in an arduino UNO board. So, the stretching process continues without any other assistance.
DISCUSSION & CONCLUSION
In this study, the automated convenient ankle mobilizer device allows the user & care giver to do a stretching exercise by themselves without any assistance from therapist. It can also reduce therapist effort to do an exercise for reducing spasticity. It reduces the repeated & frequent visit at therapy centre. The automated convenient ankle mobilizer prototype deign can provide controlled ankle mobilization for therapeutic intervention; it will reduce the hyper tonicity of affected muscles. However, as it is a prototype development so this study found no evidence for the reliability or accuracy of ankle stretching or mobilizing of ankle, an area ripe for future research.
"AUTOMATED CONVENIENT ANKLE MOBILIZER FOR THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no.11 - 19, August-2024, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2408003.pdf
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