Acclimatization of the gait pattern to wearing an ankle–foot orthosis in children with spastic cerebral palsy

Background Ankle–foot orthoses can be prescribed to improve gait in children with cerebral palsy. Before evaluating the effects of ankle–foot orthoses on gait, a period to adapt or acclimatize is usually applied. It is however unknown whether an acclimatization period is actually needed to reliably evaluate the effect of a new orthosis on gait. This study aimed to investigate whether specific gait parameters in children with cerebral palsy would...