The Use of the Richie Brace Dynamic Assist in a Patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease - A Case Report

Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, also known as hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy involves a group of diseases that effects the peripheral nervous system causing a range of symptoms such as foot drop and foot deformities. Management of CMT disease is based around the use Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO) however, little research has been based around pes planus deformity and specific AFO’s in adults as seen in our case. This case describes the use of the Riche Brace Dynamic Assist in a 36 year old female patient with CMT disease and pes planus deformity, assessing whether foot pain and functionality improved utilising the Foot Function Index (FFI) to assess pain and function after 3 months