Clinical effectiveness of customised sport shoe orthoses for overuse injuries in runners: A randomised controlled study

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 959-965

  Hirschmüller, Anja ^a,b   Baur, H ^c   Muller S ^c   Helwig, P ^a   Dickhuth, H H ^b   Mayer, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN; POLYURETHAN FOAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; ORTHOTICS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; SHOE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYURETHANES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUNNING; SHOES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052642613     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.055830     Document Type: Article

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