Foot shape and its effect on functioning in Royal Australian Air Force recruits. Part 2: Pilot, randomized, controlled trial of orthotics in recruits with flat feet

Military Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 629-633

  Esterman, Adrian ^a   Pilotto, Louis ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR FORCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLATFOOT; FOOT INJURY; FOOT PAIN; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MALE; ORTHOTICS; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22244446207     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.170.7.629     Document Type: Article

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