Objectives: Patients suffering from mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis may be treated with unloader knee orthoses or laterally wedged insoles. The aim of this study was to identify and compare the effects of two orthoses in these patients. Methods: 56 patients with medial compartment knee OA were evaluated when wearing an unloader knee orthosis and insoles with a 6° lateral wedge which wer...

Background Stair climbing demands, as compared to walking level, a greater range of motion in the lower extremity accompanied by about six times more load on knee joint [1]. Consequently, pain while climbing stairs is the first complaint in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) [2]. The use of lateral wedge insoles aims to decrease medial knee compartment loading by reducing the peak external ...

introduction:balance impairments are one of the important complications in subjects with functional ankle instability (fai) that has been reported to be associatedwithjoint mechanoreceptorinjuries. textured insole effecting on plantar cutaneous of the feet, may improve postural control and reduce the risk of injury in subjects with fai.the aim of this study therefore was to investigate the effe...

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent disorder of locomotor system, and involves largeweight bearing joints lower limb such as knee joint. The progression OA typically affected bymechanical stress created by varus valgus malalignment, which in turn overloads medial lateralcompartments, respectively. rationale wedged insoles to transfer load from kneecompartment joint contralater...

      Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is associated with a decrease in function, increase in pain and risk of falls. Lateral wedge insole (LWI) is commonly prescribed in KOA to improve pain and function. Our study aimed to 1) evaluate the clinical symptoms and risk of falls in early KOA and compare with controls; 2) evaluate the immediate and four-week effect of LWI. ...