Foot orthoses in lower limb overuse conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 396-410

  Collins, Natalie ^a   Bisset, Leanne ^a   McPoil, Thomas ^b   Vicenzino, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOOT ORTHOSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NERVE CONDUCTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FOOT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; ORTHOTIC DEVICES;

EID: 33847688862     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2007.0396     Document Type: Review

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