Abstract
Purpose of Review Dynamic ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) are assistive devices that can be prescribed to individuals with mobility limitations to support and align joints. Dynamic AFOs are a category of passive AFOs that can control ankle motion to address both ankle joint range of motion limitations and ankle muscle weakness. This control of motion is achieved through the dynamic AFO’s functional characteristics, namely bending stiffness, which need to be customized to each individual’s needs. However, current conventions for customizing dynamic AFOs for each individual are variable and often not clearly documented. The purpose of this review was to synthesize the current state of customizing functional characteristics of dynamic AFOs to provide a foundation for ultimately optimizing the prescription of AFOs.
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