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Trial reportJournal of foot and ankle research2016

The effect of foot orthoses with forefoot cushioning or metatarsal pad on forefoot peak plantar pressure in running.

Michaela Hähni, Anja Hirschmüller, Heiner Baur

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of foot and ankle research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Michaela HähniBern University of Applied Sciences, Health, Physiotherapy, Murtenstrasse 10, 3008 Bern, Switzerland.
Anja HirschmüllerUniversity Hospital Freiburg, Clinic for Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hugstetter Strasse 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany.
Heiner BaurBern University of Applied Sciences, Health, Physiotherapy, Murtenstrasse 10, 3008 Bern, Switzerland.
Bern University of Applied Sciences · CHUniversity Medical Center Freiburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFoot orthoses are frequently used in sports for the treatment of overuse complaints with sufficient evidence available for certain foot-related overuse pathologies like plantar fasciitis, rheumatoid arthritis and foot pain (e.g., metatarsalgia). One important aim is to reduce plantar pressure under prominent areas like metatarsal heads. For the forefoot region, mainly two common strategies exist: metatarsal pad (MP) and forefoot cushioning (FC). The aim of this study was to evaluate which of these orthosis concepts is superior in reducing plantar pressure in the forefoot during running.

methodsTwenty-three (13 female, 10 male) asymptomatic runners participated in this cross-sectional experimental trial. Participants ran in a randomised order under the two experimental (MP, FC) conditions and a control (C) condition on a treadmill (2.78 ms

resultsPeak pressure [kPa] in the forefoot was significantly lower wearing FC (281 ± 80, 95%-CI: 246-315) compared to both C (313 ± 69, 95%-CI: 283-343;

conclusionsIn contrast to the metatarsal pad orthosis, the forefoot cushioning orthosis achieved a significant reduction of peak pressure in the forefoot of recreational runners. Consequently, the use of a prefabricated forefoot cushioning orthosis should be favoured over a prefabricated orthosis with an incorporated metatarsal pad in recreational runners with normal height arches.

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Foot OrthosesAdultCross-Sectional StudiesEquipment DesignFemaleFootForefoot, HumanHumansMaleMetatarsal BonesPressureRunningShoesWeight-BearingYoung AdultFoot orthosesForefootPeak plantar pressureRunning

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PMCPMC5112690
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