Aim	Example
Alter motor function by improving the balance between agonist and antagonist forces	Improve equinus gait in cerebral palsy Improve arm function following a cerebrovascular accident Bladder control in spinal injury
Prevention of deformity	Acetabular dysplasia in cerebral palsy Glenoid dysplasia in obstetric brachial plexus palsy Equinus contracture post-head injury
Decrease ‘spasticity’-related pain	Post-operatively Multiple sclerosis Myofascial pain syndromes Cerebral palsy
Improve quality of life	Of the patient Of the carer
Enhance self-esteem	Prevention of involuntary movements Management of athetoid cerebral palsy Dystonia
Pre-surgical diagnostic tool	Predicting the effect of release of tendo Achillis Improvement of hand function in cerebral palsy
Protection of soft-tissue repair	Flexor tendon repairs in children

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