Abstract: A non-water-activatable cast has one or more layers of sheet-like material which create a combined flexibility, stiffness, or rigidity so that the cast may be manually positioned in substantial contact with a lower extremity to be received within the cast. As such, the cast is not only readily deployable by a patient, but has predetermined flexibility located and selected to control ankle movement within a therapeutically appropriate range, whether used by itself or in association with a related orthosis, such as a CAM walker. In certain applications, the cast likewise offloads or otherwise redistributes force by virtue of the rigidity of the plantar impact surface on such cast and the rigidity of other cast portions.

Abstract: A wearable physical rehabilitation device configured to separate the thighs of a subject to promote proper posture of the pelvis while walking is provided. The device comprises a supporting belt fitted around the subject's waist, a 3D wedge-like PU-foam structure arranged between the subject's thighs, a saddle-shaped structure for receiving the subject's buttocks, and a hollow control handle arranged anteriorly relative to the subject's body. The 3D wedge-like structure has a hole and is attached to the belt by a pair of ascending straps each passing through the hole. Each of a pair of lateral straps passes through the hole and attaches the 3D wedge-like structure to and around one of the thighs. The handle has one pair of descending straps extending therefrom and attaching to the saddle-shaped structure and another pair of ascending straps extending therefrom and attached to each other behind the subject's neck.

Abstract: An adjustable fit glove that utilizes a heat shrinkable material.