The Use of Ischial Weight Bearing Knee Ankle Foot Orthoses to Progress Standing and Ambulation Abilities in Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Case Series
For individuals with SMA post DMT meeting the defined readiness criteria, use of IWB-KAFOs can be a successful adjunct to rehabilitation care to improve standing participation and engagement in the home and community settings.
Authors
- Laurey Brown
- Kristin J. Krosschell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2879-5055)
- Christa Weigel
- Jessica Trenkle
- Sara Beyler
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- American Physical Therapy Association (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01942638.2025.2601540
- Primary Topic
- Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00