An orthosis (or-THOH-sis) is an external device, such as a brace or splint, used to support, align, or improve the function of a part of the body that is weak, unstable, or deformed. It is the formal medical term for what is often casually called a brace or an orthotic. In CMT, orthoses are most often used at the foot and ankle, where weakness and instability are common, an AFO being the most familiar example.
When Medicine Lost Its Compass
Evidence failed not because it was wrong, but because it was weaponized. I lived the downstream effects of that failure for more than a decade. This is what happens when medicine forgets that data always ends in a human being.
