Open AccessThe effect of heel inserts and foot orthoses in older people with plantar heel pain
Author(s) -
Bonanno Daniel R,
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-p6
Subject(s) - heel , medicine , foot (prosody) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , plantar fasciitis , physical therapy , foot orthoses , plantar pressure , orthopedic surgery , rehabilitation , surgery , anatomy , philosophy , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics , term (time) , system of measurement , astronomy
Background Plantar heel pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal conditions affecting the foot and it is commonly experienced by older adults. Contoured foot orthoses and some heel inserts have been found to be effective for plantar heel pain, however the mechanism by which they achieve their effects is largely unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of foot orthoses and heel inserts on plantar pressures in older adults with plantar heel pain.