Design e saúde: órtese suropodalica - tratamento do pé equino de pacientes com paralisia cerebral espástica

Abstract

There are 17 million people with cerebral palsy in the world and 350 million people closely connected with them. Patients with CP are classified into 5 degrees of impairment, among which is spastic cerebral palsy of the equine foot, in most cases of CP it is necessary to use AFO-type orthoses together with physiotherapy for the treatment of the compromised limb. Therefore, the present work consists of the development of an AFO-type orthosis, aimed at patients with equine foot, making the necessary adjustments to reduce injuries and edema caused by the friction of the product with the user's skin. For the development of this project, two main methodologies will be used: that of Mike Baxter, proposed in the book ́Project of Product: Practical guide for the design of new products` (2007) and that of Bernd Löbach, in the book ́Industrial Design: Basis for the configuration of industrial products` (2001), specific publication for product design.