Foot Support/FO
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Some people experience pain and false movements when walking due to conditions like flat foot or plantar fasciitis. Donate, and help a patient walk confidently again.
FOOT ORTHOSIS (FOOT SUPPORT)
Disability is a global issue and a significant public health problem. World Health Organization estimates a 15% of prevalence disability globally, with the majority of persons with disability (PWD) living in developing countries.
Persons with lower limb disability require assistive devices in the form of orthoses and prostheses, without which they face activity limitations, participation restrictions, and can poorer health and quality of life.
A Foot Orthosis is a device prescribed for foot conditions such as flat foot, diabetes, plantar fasciitis, bursitis, and arthritis.
5-15%
PWDs in need have access to assistive devices in poor countries
108
Foot orthoses provided in 2020
4,400
Cost of foot orthosis
BENEFITS OF FOOT ORTHOSIS
- Increases PWDs’ mobility, functioning & improves mental wellbeing
- Relieves pain in the feet, & in the surrounding tissues & joints
- Correction of body’s posture & the continuous prevention of false movements