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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
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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
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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
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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
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Efficacy of customised foot orthoses in the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy: study protocol for a randomised trial

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2009
Background Achilles tendinopathy is a common condition that can cause marked pain and disability. Numerous non-surgical treatments have been proposed for the treatment of this condition, but many of these treatments have a poor or non-existent evidence ...
Menz Hylton B, Landorf Karl B, Munteanu Shannon E, Cook Jill L, Pizzari Tania, Scott Lisa A   +5 more
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Foot orthoses for patellofemoral pain in adults

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2010
Foot orthoses, which are specially moulded devices fitted into footwear, are one of the treatment options for patellofemoral or anterior knee pain.To assess the effects of foot orthoses for managing patellofemoral pain in adults.We searched the Cochrane Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma Group's Specialised Register (March 2010), the Cochrane Central ...
Hossain, M, Alexander, P, Burls, A, Jobanputra, P   +3 more
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Foot orthoses improve kinematic measurement in young women with biomechanical abnormality [PDF]

Universa Medicina, 2013
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.
Maria Regina Rachmawati, Angela BM Tulaar, Muchtarudin Mansyur, Ferial Hadipoetro Idris, Ismail, Ratna Darjanti Haryadi   +5 more
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Use of and Satisfaction with Ankle Foot Orthoses

Clinical Research on Foot & Ankle, 2015
Objective: The aim of this study was to obtain insight in specific elements influencing the use, non-use, satisfaction, and dissatisfaction of ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) and the presence of underexposed problems with respect to AFOs.Methods: A questionnaire was composed to obtain information from AFO users to investigate the variables associated with ...
Holtkamp, F.C., Wouters, E.J.M., van Hoof, Joost, van Zaalen, Y., Verkerk, M.   +4 more
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Assessment of orthotic needs in Iranian veterans with ankle and foot disorders

Military Medical Research, 2018
Background War-related traumas can lead to orthopedic and neurological disorders in victims. However, the scope of such disorders may expand months or even years after the trauma.
Kamiar Ghoseiri, Mostafa Allami, Mohammad Reza Soroush   +2 more
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The efficacy of foot orthoses in individuals with patellofemoral osteoarthritis: a randomised feasibility trial

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2019
Background Foot orthoses have the potential to be an efficacious treatment for patellofemoral osteoarthritis (PFOA) but have not been evaluated in clinical trials in this population.
Jade M. Tan, Hylton B. Menz, Kay M. Crossley, Shannon E. Munteanu, Harvi F. Hart, Kane J. Middleton, Anne J. Smith, Natalie J. Collins   +7 more
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