Open AccessTibiofemoral kinematics: the effect of footwear and foot orthoses during running
Author(s) -
Hutchison Laura,
Scharfbillig Rolf,
Uden Hayley,
Bishop Chris
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-o17
Subject(s) - foot orthoses , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , kinematics , internal rotation , knee joint , foot (prosody) , subtalar joint , orthotics , physical therapy , orthopedic surgery , rehabilitation , external rotation , orthodontics , surgery , ankle , linguistics , philosophy , physics , classical mechanics , mechanical engineering , engineering
Background The knee is the most common site of running related injuries (42.1% of all injuries). Orthoses are thought to manage knee pain by reducing internal tibial rotation as the subtalar joint pronates. However, the influence of the footwear that orthoses are placed in is often ignored. This study aimed to determine the immediate effects of footwear and foot orthoses on transverse plane rotation of the tibiofemoral joint during the stance phase of running.