A guide to tuning AFOs and its relevance to stroke rehabilitation

You'll have to hope that this contains information on adding metatarsal  pads and toe crests for your curled toes. And that your doctor knows enough to add this to the prescription. But then, I'm not medically trained so anything I say is useless.
http://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/bjnn.2017.13.Sup2.S27

Rob Green-BuckleyClinical manager at Blatchford Clinical Services, Stoke Ingrid HamletOrthotist at Blatchford Clinical Services, Northampton Steve SeccombeNational clinical lead at Blatchford Clinical Services, Sheffield

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjnn.2017.13.Sup2.S27

Accepted: September 01, 2016

Published Online: April 26, 2017

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Brain injuries caused by strokes are a major cause of adult disability, affecting around 110 000 people each year. Provision of ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) post stroke are commonly required due to changes in muscle activity, contractures, and gait deviations. The effectiveness of these devices is dependent on correct prescription and set up. This article will look at types of AFOs available and the importance of tuning AFOs to influence gait and optimise rehabilitation, considering the different parts of the gait cycle and how deviations from this can cause mobility issues.