The effect of foot orthoses in rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 449-453

  de P Magalhaes E ^a   Davitt, M ^a   Filho, D J ^b   Battistella, R L ^b   Bertolo M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Foot function index; Orthoses; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatoid foot

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT ORTHOSIS; FOOT PAIN; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT LIMITATION; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOOT; FOOT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; METATARSALGIA; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645290820     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kei163     Document Type: Article

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