Open AccessA Delphi consensus: prescribing functional foot orthoses for the symptomatic pes planus adult
Author(s) -
Banwell Helen A,
Landorf Karl,
Mackintosh Shylie,
Thewlis Dominic
Publication year - 2013
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 - 10.1186/1757-1146-6-s1-o1
Subject(s) - pes planus , medicine , foot orthoses , foot (prosody) , medical prescription , etiology , physical therapy , population , podiatry , physical medicine and rehabilitation , alternative medicine , surgery , pathology , complication , linguistics , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , term (time) , environmental health , pharmacology
Background Symptomatic (flexible) pes planus is a difficult entity to classify with no universally accepted aetiology. Foot orthoses are a commonly used intervention for pes planus, however, evidence to support their use is limited. Currently there are no clinical guidelines for the prescription of foot orthoses for pes planus. The aim of this study was to seek expert consensus and agreement on prescription paradigms for foot orthoses in the adult symptomatic pes planus population.