Open AccessAre prefabricated foot orthoses still effective in reducing plantar pressures after 12 months of wear?
Author(s) -
Cronkwright Dean G,
Spink Martin J,
Landorf Karl B,
Menz Hylton B
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-4-s1-o13
Subject(s) - medicine , foot orthoses , foot (prosody) , rehabilitation , plantar pressure , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , engineering , mechanical engineering , philosophy , linguistics , physics , pressure sensor , quantum mechanics , term (time)
midfoot (new=42%, old=44%), and contact area at the midfoot (new=51% and old=53%) and forefoot (new=11%, old=13%) compared to the shoe only condition. There were no significant differences between the old and new orthoses, with the exception of small but statistically significant increases in peak pressure at the heel (6%) and maximum force at the heel (5%) and forefoot (2%) in the old orthoses compared to the new orthoses.