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Design Method to Structure Orthosis Design: Camptocormia Postural Brace Case Study. JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING 2019; 2019:3513947. [PMID: 30863523 PMCID: PMC6377982 DOI: 10.1155/2019/3513947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 12/31/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The orthosis is considered a class 1 medical device which often originates from a nonstructured development process. As these devices are mainly developed by small- and medium-sized enterprises, with no standard research method, the result can be an unadapted device which may not respond to the user's needs and which in the short term may be abandoned. One way to solve this problem is to define and apply standard rules and procedures throughout the development/design process. Although methodologies may solve the “empiricism” in orthosis design problems, these design strategies are not applied during orthosis development due to the particularities of this field and the difficulties in linking the required knowledge and the actors that may be present during the orthosis development. The objective of this work is to develop a methodology to structure the orthosis design process that takes into account both the device life cycle and the different stakeholders involved in the design process. A case study was used to validate the proposed methodology. It was applied to the development of an orthosis to treat a specific postural disorder called camptocormia, also known as bent spine syndrome. This disorder is characterized by the anteroflexion of the trunk and especially affects elderly people. Contrary to scoliosis, the characteristics of camptocormia are not permanent, which means that the patient is able to straighten his posture. A postural brace is used to treat this disorder which enables the patient to redress and maintain the correct upright posture of the trunk.
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Fietzek UM, Schroeteler FE, Hahn L, Ziegler K, Ceballos-Baumann AO. Body height loss characterizes camptocormia in Parkinson's disease. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2018; 125:1473-1480. [PMID: 30083816 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-018-1912-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Axial deformities such as camptocormia or Pisa syndrome in people with Parkinson's disease (PwP) are poorly understood. The scarcity of information may result from the shortage of reliable and responsive evaluation instruments. We evaluated the body height loss (BHL) as a new measure for PwP with axial deformities. 50 PwP with axial deformity defined by an UPDRS item 28 value of at least 2 were included in this mono-center study. We measured body height while lying supine and after 1 min of standing, providing a percentage value of BHL, and compared this measure to other clinical variables. BHL depended on the Hoehn and Yahr clinical stage and correlated with clinical scales for function and mobility, but not with timely measures of the axial disorder such as age at diagnosis or duration of disease. ANOVA showed that only lumbar flexion explained the variability of BHL (F = 21.0, p < 0.0001), but not kyphosis (F = 0.4, p = 0.74) or lateroflexion (F = 0.6, p = 0.6). Re-test reliability of BHL was good with к = 0.76 (p < 0.0001). BHL resulted from the lumbar spine and the hip joint and not from the thoracic spine or lateroflexion. This observation conforms to the concept of upper-type and lower-type camptocormia with only the latter leading to a BHL. The assessment of the BHL is shown to be a well defined, easy to perform, and reliable measure for the clinical evaluation of lower-type camptocormia.
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- Urban M Fietzek
- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Centre for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Schön Klinik München Schwabing, Parzivalplatz 4, 80804, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Centre for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Schön Klinik München Schwabing, Parzivalplatz 4, 80804, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Centre for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Schön Klinik München Schwabing, Parzivalplatz 4, 80804, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Centre for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Schön Klinik München Schwabing, Parzivalplatz 4, 80804, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Centre for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Schön Klinik München Schwabing, Parzivalplatz 4, 80804, Munich, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaningerstr. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany
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Painful camptocormia: the relevance of shaking your patient's hand. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN SPINE SOCIETY, THE EUROPEAN SPINAL DEFORMITY SOCIETY, AND THE EUROPEAN SECTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE RESEARCH SOCIETY 2009; 19 Suppl 2:S87-90. [PMID: 19590905 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1086-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2008] [Revised: 03/31/2009] [Accepted: 06/17/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Camptocormia is an abnormal posture with marked flexion of thoracolumbar spine that abates in the recumbent position. Camptocormia has been described in various neurological (Parkinsonism), muscular (myopathy), psychogenic or orthopedic disorders. There are several hypotheses that can explain this impaired posture but they are usually related to the concomitant pathologies. We report the first case of a patient with confirmed myotonic dystrophy addressed to our medical center for impaired posture who underwent extensive medical exams and explorations because of a myotonic hand. Axial weakness and muscle atrophy, validated by CT-scan imaging, are discussed independent of the concomitant pathology (Parkinson, myopathy).
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von Coelln R, Raible A, Gasser T, Asmus F. Ultrasound-guided injection of the iliopsoas muscle with botulinum toxin in camptocormia. Mov Disord 2008; 23:889-92. [PMID: 18307265 DOI: 10.1002/mds.21967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Camptocormia is characterized by an abnormal posture of the trunk with pronounced flexion of the thoraco-lumbar spine during standing and walking, which abates in a supine position. Treatment options for camptocormia are limited and mostly futile. Here, we report on the ultrasound-guided ventral injection of botulinum toxin A (BTX) into deep portions of the iliopsoas muscle in four parkinsonian patients with camptocormia as chief complaint. Using this novel and safe application technique, all patients received 500-1,500 MU of BTX per side in 4-6 month intervals. Treatment was generally well tolerated. At the highest dose, all patients complained of mild weakness of hip flexion. Standardized physical exam at follow-up visits, as well as self-assessment of patients, failed to show a relevant and lasting improvement of posture. In conclusion, injection of BTX into the iliopsoas does not appear to be a promising approach for the treatment of parkinsonism-associated camptocormia.
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- Rainer von Coelln
- Department for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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A forced posture with a forward-bent trunk was termed camptocormia by the French neurologist Souques in 1915. In his case history, which consisted of young soldiers, the condition occurred acutely, was usually psychogenic, lasted for months, and could be cured quickly and durably by a "persuasive" electrotherapy. Numerous similar cases were observed during the World War I and II and immediately thereafter. In the last 10 years, the same term has been used to describe kyphotic postural anomalies resulting from a primary or neurogenic affection of the paravertebral muscles. This condition mainly occurs in older women, takes a chronically progressive course, and responds well to corticosteroid therapy. To avoid misunderstandings of nomenclature, this somatic disease should not be designated as camptocormia, but rather as thoracolumbar kyphosis in old age.
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- K Karbowski
- Neurology Department, University Hospital Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
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