Effectiveness of mechanical treatment with customized insole and minimalist flexible footwear for women with calcaneal spur: randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Backround

Calcaneal spurs are described as bony outgrowths arising on medial calcaneal, where inappropriate footwear can promote disease progression.

Objective

Investigate the effectiveness of mechanical treatment with customized insole and minimalist flexible footwear during gait training program in women with calcaneal spur.

Methods

Design: A single-blinded, randomized and controlled trial.

Setting

Biomechanics laboratory.

Participants

Forty-three women, 29 with calcaneal spur and 14 control.

Intervention

Gait training program with use of the minimalist flexible footwear (MFG n = 15, age: 48.9 ± 9.4, height: 1.61 ± 0.1, BMI: 32.1 ± 7.0) and customized insole on footwear (COIG n = 14, age: 50.3 ± 5.8, height: 1.62 ± 0.1, BMI: 32.2 ± 4.3) and cont

SUBMITTER: Ribeiro AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9375309 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature