Open AccessAn exploration into the effect of foot orthoses on bone marrow lesions associated with mechanical foot pain
Author(s) -
Halstead Jill,
Keenan AnneMaree,
McGonagle Dennis,
Conaghan Philip,
Redmond Anthony
Publication year - 2014
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 - 10.1186/1757-1146-7-s2-a1
Subject(s) - medicine , foot (prosody) , foot orthoses , rehabilitation , orthopedic surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , knee pain , surgery , osteoarthritis , pathology , linguistics , physics , alternative medicine , quantum mechanics , term (time) , philosophy
Background Mechanical foot pain is a syndrome in which local pain is associated with musculoskeletal tissues, occurring as a result of mechanical stress. Recent research has indicated that bone marrow lesions (BML) in the knee are associated with mechanical knee pain and increased forces, and that changing the forces within the knee can alter the pattern of BML. As foot orthoses are thought to act by modifying abnormal foot motion and internal distribution of forces, the aim of this study was to explore whether foot orthoses can modify volumes and patterns of BML in patients with mechanical midfoot pain.