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The effects of 3-months of foot orthotic wear on measures of postural stability in persons with chronic injury and normal lower limb function

Creator:

Hornyik, Maria L.

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Under researched somatosensory contributions to postural stability, in addition to high incident rates of foot injury in the physically active population, lead to two investigative studies. An initial research study compared variables of two postural stability assessment devices to determine reliability of outcome measures and commonality of outcome measures to...

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Dissertation

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stability to orthopedic rehabilitation gained prominence in 1965 with the landmark research of Freeman and
An in-shoe instrument for acquisition and storage of plantar pressure

Creator:

Noce, Heidi P.

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A measurement system has been developed to continuously record pressure data between the sole of the foot and the shoe. Five force sensing resistors are mounted to an insole suitable for shoe insertion. The sensors are located at the heel, toe and under three metatarsal heads. Data from the sensors...

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Masters Thesis

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Efficacy of lateral heel wedge orthotics for the treatment of patients with knee osteoarthritis

Creator:

Wallace, David A.

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Lateral heel wedge orthotics are designed to reduce medial tibiofemoral joint loading and pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). To date, the efficacy of long-term lateral heel wedge orthotics use among OA patients has not been determined. This study evaluated the extent to which lateral heel wedge orthotics reduced...

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Dissertation

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enrollment. Each subject’s personal orthopedic physician read the radiographs and assigned the appropriate