
Conditions and Rehabilitation
Ottobock provides solutions to suit a wide range of diagnoses and conditions resulting from disease or injury. Find out more about some of the most common conditions.
Ottobock provides solutions to suit a wide range of diagnoses and conditions resulting from disease or injury. Find out more about some of the most common conditions.

Back Pain
Back pain is one of the most common causes of sick days in the UK. Your back will soon let you know when it has been strained or damaged by means of localised or sharp pain, tensed or strained muscles.

Back Pain
Back pain is one of the most common causes of sick days in the UK. Your back will soon let you know when it has been strained or damaged by means of localised or sharp pain, tensed or strained muscles.

Brain Injury
Brain damage is an injury that causes the destruction or deterioration of brain cells. Many people a year suffer a brain injury, whether as a result of trauma, stroke, tumour, or other illnesses.

Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood, caused by a brain injury that develops before, during, or soon after birth.

Drop Foot
Drop foot, or dorsiflexor weakness prevents you from lifting your foot and toes properly when walking, affecting your balance, general mobility, and self-confidence.

Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) refers to a group of inherited disorders that cause weakness and stiffness of the leg muscles, which gradually gets worse over time.

Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects nerves in the brain and spinal cord, causing a wide range of symptoms including problems with muscle movement, balance and vision

Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a condition that causes the joints to become painful and stiff. It is the most common type of arthritis in the UK.

Plagiocephaly
Plagiocephaly is a well-known condition in infants, it occurs when part of the baby's head becomes flattened or misshaped. Find out how this common condition is identified and treated.

Polio/Post Polio
Poliomyelitis - often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus.

Spinal Cord Injury
A spinal cord injury (SCI) is an injury to the spinal cord resulting in a change, either temporary or permanent, in the cord's normal motor, sensory, or autonomic function. Common causes include trauma (car accident, falls, sports injuries, etc.) or disease.

Stroke
A stroke is a serious, life-threatening medical condition that occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off.

Transverese Myelitis
Transverse Myelitis is a neurological condition in which an area of the spinal cord becomes inflamed. The inflammation occurs in the insulating material that covers a nerve and this is called ‘myelin’.