THE IMPACT OF ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOSES ON BALANCE IN OLDER ADULTS: A SCOPING REVIEW
BACKGROUND: Balance impairment is a contributing factor to falls. Falls are a leading cause of injury and death in older adults. An ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) is a device that can be prescribed as an intervention to help individuals with compromised balance to ambulate safely. OBJECTIVE: The purp...
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| Language: | English |
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Canadian Online Publication Group (COPG)
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cpoj/article/view/35132 |