Objective: Previous studies have showed that Flatfoot as flattened out or lowered medial longitudinal arch of foot, may increase foot injuries during functional activities like walking. As foot orthotics widely is prescribed for the control of flatfoot. Mechanism of these devices’ effects on balance are not fully clear yet and need to be evaluated and quantified by using proper instruments besi...

Objective Weight-bearing asymmetry is one of the main causes of balance disturbances in patients with hemiparesis and could cause standing problems and gait abnormalities for them. The purpose of this study was to investigate the immediate effects of wearing unilateral textured insoles on the symmetry of weight bearing during standing and gait parameters of patients with chronic ...

Objective: Flexible flat foot is one the most common extremities diseases happen among adults, this causes change in foot, tibia, and higher joints alignment, pain and certain complications in upper joints and soft tissues. This study aimed to investigate differences in foot direction among patients with flexible flat feet as so called foot static response to a certain prefabricated insole. ...

Background and Objectives: The prevalence of flexible flat foot in children was reported between 20 -78% in previous studies. Flat foot can result into mechanical deviations in lower limb alignment during walking. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the immediate effects of medical insole on loading rate, impulse, and free moment in children with flat foot during walking. Material and M...

Objective A flat foot is a complex postural deformity in which the medial longitudinal arch is decreased. It is associated with diverse symptoms and varying degrees of deformity and disability. This disorder can sometimes contribute to problems in the ankles and knee as it can alter the alignment. Conservative treatments are used to treat patients with a flat foot. One common treatment is the u...

Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease which causes structural and functional changes in foot joints and results in alteration of plantar pressures. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the immediate effect of insole with medial longitudinal arch support and metatarsal pad on plantar pressure distribution in females with rheumatoid arthritis. Materia...

 Aims and background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of lateral wedge insole on ground reaction forces and loading rate in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Materials and methods: Ten individuals with medial knee osteoarthritis and 10 healthy subjects with similar age, height and mass were studied. The kinetic variables and walking speed of the subjects were calculated...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the immediate effects of pre-made foot orthotics on rear-foot and tibia variability and joint coupling patterns during stance phase of gait in male athletes with pes planus. Methods: Subjects of this semi-experimental research included 8 active men with pes planus. Kinematic gait data of these subjects were recorded by a motion analysis...

هدف: اسپرین عملکردی مچ پا یکی از آسیب ­های رایج در ورزشکاران مختلف می ­باشد. بررسی نیروهای عکس­ العمل زمین در فعالیت ­هایی از قبیل دویدن، فرود و ... با ریسک آسیب­ مفاصل اندام تحتانی مرتبط است و از اهمیت کلینیکی برخوردار است. هدف پژوهش حاضر بررسی مولفه­ های نیروهای عکس­ العمل زمین هنگام دویدن در افراد مبتلا به اسپرین مچ پا در مقایسه با افراد سالم بود.   روش‌ بررسی: 10 فوتبالیست...