| Abstract: | As one of the clinical manifestations in patients with hemiplegia after stroke,most of the patients with foot drop suffer from gait disturbance and balance dysfunction, generally accompanied by strephenopodia. There are relatively few researches on the balance ability of patients with foot drop worldwide,while the balance ability will directly affect the walking ability for recovery,so the research is significant in the rehabilitation of foot drop. In the experiment,the Cordura material ankle-foot orthosis (AFO),one of the world leading technology products,is chosen as the experimental equipment because of its well-known durability and strength. The experiment studied the balance performance of patients with foot drop before and after wearing Cordura material AFO. The Berg scale was evaluated to discuss the effect of the orthosis on balance ability in patients with foot drop. It has been found that the wearing equipment BBS scores were significantly improved. There were significant differences comparing with the control group( P0.05).But in the course of treatment the Berg balance scale (BBS) scores reduced individually,mainly in terms of leg flexibility. |
