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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.

Abstract:

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...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

stability to orthopedic rehabilitation gained prominence in 1965 with the landmark research of Freeman and