research articles

Do foot orthoses change lower limb muscle activity in flat-arched feet ?

Murley, G.S., et al., Do foot orthoses change lower limb muscle activity in flat-arched feet towards a pattern observed in normal-arched feet?, Clin. Biomech. (2010), doi:10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.05.001

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Comparative trial in patients with chronic plantar fasciitis

Department of Sports Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore

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Foot orthoses: how much customisation is necessary?

Menz, Hylton B.  Journal of Foot and Ankle Research July 2009, 2:23
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Effectiveness of Foot Orthoses to Treat Plantar Fasciitis. A Randomized Trial.

Landorf KB, Keenan AM, Herbert RD. Arch Intern Med 2006; 166:1305-1310.
 

The Stabilizing System of the Spine. Part II. Neutral Zone and Instability Hypothesis

Panjabi, Manohar M. Journal of Spinal Disorders 1992 Vol. 5, No. 4; pp 390-397.
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The Stabilizing System of the Spine: Part I. Function, Dysfunction, Adaptation, and Enhancement

Panjabi, Manohar M. Journal of Spinal Disorders 1992 Vol. 5, No. 4; pp 383-389.
 

Evidence-based Management of Acute Musculoskeletal Pain

Australian National Health and Medical Research Council. 2004.
 

The Role of Impact Forces and Foot Pronation: A New Paradigm.

Nigg BM. Clin J Sport Med 2001; 11:2-9.
 

Relationship Between Static and Dynamic Foot Postures in Professional Baseball Players

Donatelli R, Wooden M, Ekedahl SR, Wilkes JS, Cooper J, Bush AJ. 1999; J Orthop Sports Phys Ther, 29(6) : 316-330
 

Efficacy of foot orthoses: what does the literature tell us?

Landorf K, Keenan A. AJPM (1998) 32(3) 105-113.
 

The Role of Orthoses in the Treatment of Patellofemoral Pain in Runners

Barthold SJ. Int SportMed J. 2001;2(1). Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.
 

Evaluation and Management of Foot and Ankle Disorders: Present and Future Directions

McPoil TG, Hunt CG. JOSPT (1995) 21 (6) 381-388.
 

Foot Orthoses: Design, Prescription, and Effectiveness

McPoil, Thomas PhD, PT, ATC
 

Barefoot Running

Michael Warburton 2001.
 

The effect of foot wedging on electromyographic activity in the erector spinae and gluteus medius muscles during walking

Bird AR, Bendrup AP, Payne CB. Gait and Posture 2003; 18:81-91.
 

The Effect of High-Dye and Low-Dye Taping on Rearfoot Motion

Keenan AM, Tanner CM. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 91(5): 255-261, 2001.
 

The effect of three levels of foot orthotic wedging on the surface electromyographic activity of selected lower limb muscles during gait

Murley GS, Bird AR. Clinical Biomechanics 21 (2006) 1074-1080.
 

The Reliability of the Manual Supination Resistance Test

Noakes H, Payne C. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 2003: 93(3): 185-189.
 

Foot Orthoses Reduce the Force Needed to Establish The Windlass Mechanism But Do Not Change Calcaneal Angle

Payne C., submission to IV World Congress of Biomechanics.
 

Subtalar Joint Axis Location and Rotational Equilibrium Theory of Foot Function

Kirby KA. 2001. J An Podiatr Med Assoc 91(9). 465-487.
 

Effect of manipulation of the feet and ankles on postural control in elderly adults

Vaillant J, Vuillerme N, Janvey A, Louis F, Braujou R, Juvin R, Nougier V. Brain Research Bulletin 75 (2008) 18-22.
 

Scientific Approach to the Axis of Rotation at the Midtarsal Joint

Nester CJ, Findlow A, Bowker P. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 91(2): 68-73, 2001.
 

Animal Body Plans: Homeobox Genes

Zihlman, A. The Human Evolution Coloring Book, 2d ed.
 

Static Stance Response to Different Types of Foot Orthoses

Payne C, Oates M, Noakes H. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 93(6): 492-498, 2003.
 

Use of Plantar Contact Area to Predict Medial Longitudinal Arch Height During Walking

McPoil TG, Mark W. Cornwall MW. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 96(6): 489-494, 2006).
 

The Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ): a new instrument for measuring outcomes of footcare

Bennett PJ, Patterson C. AJPM1998. 32(3): 87-92.
 

Kinematics and the Determinants of Gait

Kirtley C.
 

Foot Orthosis Prescription Habits of Australian and New Zealand Podiatric Physicians

Landorf, Karl, Anne-Maree Keenan, Louise Rushworth, J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 91(4): 174-183, 2001.
 

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