ArticleJournal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineering
Effects of knee orthoses on kinesthetic awareness and balance in healthy individuals.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Knee Orthotics Do Not Influence Coordinative Skills-A Randomized Controlled Crossover Pilot Trial.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Knee joint angle sensing in healthy young adults using flexible orthosis with different wearing pressure.Journal of physical therapy science · 2021Article
- The effect of asymmetrical gait induced by unilateral knee brace on the knee flexor and extensor muscles.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionConflicting evidence exists regarding the effects of knee orthoses on proprioception. One belief is that pressure applied by orthoses heightens kinesthetic awareness and that this affects balance. This study aimed to investigate the effects of two different orthosis designs on kinesthetic awareness and balance in healthy individuals.
methodsTwenty individuals (13 women) participated in this case series study. Each was tested wearing 1/no orthosis, 2/soft elastic orthosis and 3/non-elastic jointed orthosis. Pressure under orthoses was recorded. Kinesthetic awareness was investigated by testing joint position sense and threshold to detection of passive motion. Balance was tested using a modified sensory organization test.
resultsNon-elastic jointed orthoses applied the greatest pressure to the knee. With non-elastic jointed orthoses, threshold to detection of passive motion was significantly poorer for pooled results (
conclusionsThere may be a limit to the amount of pressure that should be applied to the knee joint by an orthosis. Exceeding this limit may compromise kinesthetic awareness.
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