Abstracts tagged "orthotics and osteoarthritis"

Abstract Number: 412 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Efficacy of Shoe-Stiffening Inserts for First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Osteoarthritis: Preliminary Findings from the Simple Randomised Controlled Trial
Shannon Munteanu¹, Karl Landorf¹, Jodie McClelland¹, Edward Roddy², Flavia Cicuttini³, Alan Shiell⁴, Maria Auhl¹, Jamie Allan¹, Andrew Buldt¹ and Hylton B. Menz¹, ¹School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia, ²Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom, ³Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁴School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
Background/Purpose: This trial assessed the efficacy of shoe-stiffening inserts for reducing pain associated with first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: One hundred participants (45…
Abstract Number: 320 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Effectiveness of Bracing in Elderly with Knee Osteoartritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Christine Brumini Sr.¹, Jamil Natour², Lais Yumi Miura¹ and Anamaria Martinez², ¹Rheumatology, University Federal of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is highly prevalent in the elderly, with the knee being the most commonly affected joint in this population. Knee braces are often…