Foot orthotics decrease pain but do not improve gait in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 542-545

  Mejjad, Othmane ^a   Vittecoq, Olivier ^a   Pouplin, Sophie ^a   Grassin Delyle, Léocadie ^a   Weber, Jacques ^a   Le Loët, Xavier ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Foot orthotics; Forefoot; Gait; Pain; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREFOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; METATARSALGIA; ORTHOTICS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; VELOCITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 10344260823     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2003.09.007     Document Type: Article

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