Dr. Panda Memorial Locomotor Rehabilitation Clinic

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Q. Which orthosis to prescribe for cerebral palsy?
Ans. Not that easy. Some may need stability while some other mobility. Ground rule follow GMFCS scale and WHO guidelines.

New year start to a busy lab.

We are busy fabricating GRAFOs with variations for spastic diaplegics.

On this day of international day for persons with disabilities we would like to salute 🫡 him for his never give up attitude. Just after turning 59, he met with a train accident, lost both of his limbs along with the desire to stay alive. He fought well with all the odds got inspired from people alike, took this challenge to see himself standing in front of the mirror by his own. Now after almost two months of hardship and dedication he is ready to tackle his second innings of life with the same old spirit. He is an inspiration for all of us.

This day is dedicated to him and many others.

There are people who want to be a part of this vast field without proper educational background, some other who relies on gadgets and treat blindly, others who personifies being a specialist of this field, some who trades, some who sells, some who achieve targets, many other who does charity etc.

The truth is we sell confidence, trade happiness, donate freedom by our educational background, experience and research.

No matter how hard people try there are no shortcuts. You have to walk our path in order to be one of us.

Ever wonder how a true foot orthosis work? Below is a small evidence:

The first picture is of a barefoot static scan shows the CG shifted towards the left side of the foot (no LLD, only arch and posture related issue) of a 7 years old girl. The second scan is with customised foot orthosis and shoes on; the CG is well balanced in the center.

The treatment may take time but we have given a true direction for the body to adjust itself and balance the Ground Reaction Forces.

We have always reserved this day for the Lord who have engineered all the material objects in the universe, he is the all time head of the engineering department. This day we try to clean all our clinic, lab, equipment and machineries so that they help us in a better way.

You don’t need to correct deformities every time, try to compensate a few, keeping the CoG and equilibrium in mind.

A completely aligned auto lock orthosis with trigger unlocking, seeing herself in the mirror.

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Things to consider while designing a TLSO for AIS:

1. Age
2. S*x
3. Curve pattern and angle
4. Risser’s sign

Things to achieve in a brace just after initial fitting:

1. Significant correction (correcting all of the curve during 1st session is impossible in a few cases with higher degree of curve).
2. CSV Line (the head should sit on the center of pelvis).
3. Thoracic shift should be contained within the pelvis to reduce progression.
4. Comfort of the patient.

In picture:

Yellow line: Lateral border of Pelvis

Light blue line: Lateral border of Ribs

Red line: Plumb line from centre of C1

Blue line: Plumb line from centre of S1

Black line: Cobb’s angle line

We are dependent on technology in a way to make it easier for all our patients and the entire team. We have developed and have been upgrading the Patient Registry continuously since 2017 to store all our patient’s clinical data safely and securely. Follow up is the key to a successful outcome of any devices without these technologies follow up would have been cumbersome.

As light as feather🪽

Flexible + Load bearing + Growth accommodating + Durable + Feather light weight.

Straight from the bakery!

We cannot but tell by just prescribing blindly any orthosis that can help reduce certain gait abnormalities. Below are the comparative pictures of a person having genu recurvatum deformity. He was prescribe an articulated AFO by a company to control the deformity at the knee, it shows some improvement in reducing the foot dragging but little to no effect on the knee joint, though the deformity is an outcome of a surgery at ankle. Both surgery & orthosis should be prescribed for a person suffering from cerebral palsy only if the outcome is quantifiable.

Have you ever wondered:

How your brain reacts to when your feet touches the ground? How are you programmed to be able to stand erect?

Unfortunately there are children with spinal cord issues who could not stand by their own or even feel sensation.

The girl in the photo is one such brave girl with no sorrows and full of will power. She is suffering from congenital spinal cord issues that made her paraplegic since birth. It was her destiny that she made her way to us so that we could design a special orthosis that made her smile and walk with support for the first time since birth.

We made sure the orthosis to be super light weight and well padded to protect her sensible skin.

It’s nothing less than a venta black.

The aim of an orthosis is more of a therapeutic need in children suffering from UMN disorders. Correcting a few deformities by not fixing should be the motto. Enhancing the involved area to work with efforts can only help strengthen. Making dependable on a brace is not the goal.

Correct alignment of subtalar joint can impact the overall joint congruency and symmetry of the segments above.

Height almost 6 ft weight around 35 kgs this 15 year old boy suffering from GB syndrome needed an orthosis immediately to prevent deformities in the knee and help stand independently. We did our best to keep the orthosis as light weighted as possible and strong to not allow any bending stress.

One of the common deformities that tends to remain after both surgical and serial cast correction is "forefoot adduction" in treated CTEVs. We have cracked the case with a very unique method of designing an orthosis that can help correct such deformities with a day time splinting only. "Metatarsus adductus" deformity which is not similar to CTEV also falls under the same category of correction can be achieved by proper orthotic treatment.

For them who want to take full advantage of split toe designed foot shell and use flip flops without compromising on the aesthetics.

Call us for any free consultations on 3rd December to celebrate International Day for Persons with Disabilities from 10AM to 2PM.

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Dual layered tone reducing AFOs are often prescribed for children having issue to maintain normal alignment of foot and ankle. In cerebral Palsy, "appropriate positioning" of malaligned joints is the key for successful outcome.