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The effect of foot orthoses in rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]

Rheumatology, 2005
To evaluate the effectiveness of foot orthoses using the foot function index (FFI) in a group of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during a period of 6 months.Thirty-six rheumatoid subjects with foot pain were examined and appropriate foot orthoses were prescribed according to each patient's needs.
Magalhaes, E. D., Davitt, M., Filho, D. J., Battistella, L. R., Bertolo, M. B.   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Structural and Functional Imaging of Motor Outcomes in Twins With Perinatal Stroke: A Case Report

Annals of the Child Neurology Society, Volume 4, Issue 2, Page 150-158, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) affects 1 in 4000 live births. Dystonia, affecting ~20% of children following AIS, is characterized by involuntary muscle contractions and abnormal movements. Why some develop dystonia post AIS, while others do not, remains unclear.
Prisca Hsu, Trish Domi, Cecilia Jobst, Min Sheng, Amanda Robertson, Erum Syed, Pradeep Krishnan, Douglas Cheyne, Nomazulu Dlamini   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foot orthoses improve kinematic measurement in young women with biomechanical abnormality

Universa Medicina, 2015
BACKGROUND Foot pronation causes biomechanical abnormalities in the form of functional leg-length disparity. Foot orthoses are often used in the treatment of abnormal pronation. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of foot orthoses on abnormal
Maria Regina Rachmawati, Angela BM Tulaar, Muctarudin Mansyur, Ferial Hadipoetro Idris, Ismail Ismail, Ratna Darjanti Haryadi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Pressure Patterns to Personalized Insoles: A Systematic Review of Demographic Influences on Plantar Pressure

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Plantar pressure distribution is a widely used biomechanical measure for characterizing foot–ground loading during gait in research and clinical assessment. Demographic variables, such as sex, age, and body weight, influence plantar loading patterns; however, findings across studies have been inconsistent, limiting direct clinical ...
Seyed Mehran Ayati Najafabadi, Hanieh Niroomand‐Oscuii, Alireza Hashemi Oskouei   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consensus‐based recommendations of Australian podiatrists for the prescription of foot orthoses for symptomatic flexible pes planus in adults

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2014
Background Foot orthoses are commonly used for symptomatic flexible pes planus in adults. However, there are no clinical guidelines for the prescription of customised foot orthoses that are specific to this population.
Helen A Banwell, Shylie Mackintosh, Dominic Thewlis, Karl B Landorf   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can short-term effectiveness of anti-pronation taping predict the long-term outcomes of customized foot orthoses: developing predictors to identify characteristics of patients with plantar heel pain likely to benefit from customized foot orthoses

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019
Background Foot orthoses are widely used to manage plantar heel pain (PHP). However, the evidence concerning the effect of foot orthoses on PHP is not conclusive.
Fu-Lien Wu, Yi-Fen Shih, Si-Huei Lee, Hong-Ji Luo, Wendy Tzyy-Jiuan Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Custom-made foot orthoses for the treatment of foot pain

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2008
Custom foot orthoses are commonly recommended for the treatment of foot pain.To evaluate the effectiveness of custom foot orthoses for different types of foot pain.We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library 2007, Issue 2), MEDLINE (from January 1966), EMBASE (from January 1980), CINAHL (from January ...
Hawke, Fiona, Burns, Joshua, Radford, Joel A., du Toit, Verona   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Menopause and Plantar Heel Pain: Findings From a Series of Focus Groups Exploring Lived Experience

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Plantar heel pain (PHP) is a debilitating problem disproportionately affecting women between the age of 40 and 60 at twice the rate of men, coinciding with perimenopause and menopause. Whether a causative relationship exists is uncertain, but their concurrence presents challenges for both patients and healthcare providers.
Matthew Douglas‐Harris, Richard Wilkins, Jayasree Ramaskandhan, Jagjit Mankelow, Helen Branthwaite   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Muscle activity in children with spastic unilateral cerebral palsy when walking with ankle-foot orthoses: an explorative study.

Gait & Posture, 2020
BACKGROUND A hinged ankle-foot orthosis is prescribed for children with spastic unilateral cerebral palsy to improve gait function by correcting spastic equinus.
Lærke J. Lindskov, A. Huse, M. Johansson, S. Nygård   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Corticosteroid injections compared to foot orthoses for plantar heel pain: protocol for the SOOTHE heel pain randomised trial

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2017
Introduction: Corticosteroid injections and foot orthoses are common interventions for plantar heel pain. Previous clinical trials have found that the effectiveness of these interventions differs over time, with corticosteroid injections being more ...
Glen A. Whittaker, Shannon E. Munteanu, Hylton B. Menz, Ayman Elzarka, Karl B. Landorf   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source