Acute Effects o Foot Orthosis on Lower Limb Joint Angular Velocities During Normal Gait

Background and Aims The use of arch support foot orthoses is becoming quite widesprea in the management pathologies. This study examined how lower limb joint angular velocities change with wearing orthoses. Methods In this semi-experimental study, 20 healthy male volunteers (age: 34.2±8.9 years; height: 173.5±5.4 cm; mass: 76.3±13.5 kg; BMI: 25.7±9.1 kg/m2) participated. participants completed ten walking trials at a self-selected speed while 3-dimensional kinematic data their ankle, knee, hip joints were collected. Paired samples t-test was used for comparing two conditions: shod no Results decreased velocity extension (P=0.000) ankle dorsiflexion (P=0.02) compared to without However, results revealed significant differences knee values between both conditions (P=0.16). Conclusion We concluded that can decrease velocities. arch-support reduces risk overuse injuries by decreasing