The Effect of Laterally Wedged Insoles on Standing Balance of Patients with Osteoarthritis in the Medial Compartment of Knees.
- Author:
Myoung Seok YANG
1
;
Young Gene KIM
;
Ki Young OH
;
Kyu Hoon LEE
;
Ki Seob CHOI
;
Mi Jung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Korea. kimmjreh@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Postural sway;
Weight load asymmetry;
Insole;
Knee osteoarthritis
- MeSH:
Female;
Foot;
Humans;
Knee*;
Osteoarthritis*;
Osteoarthritis, Knee;
Shoes
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2007;31(3):324-328
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of laterally wedged insole on static balance of patients with degenerative osteoarthritic knees. METHOD: Eighteen female patients were diagnosed with medial compartment knee degenerative osteoarthritis (OA) based on symptoms and simple X-rays. Patients were studied while they stood wearing shoes with the 5 degrees or 10 degrees lateral wedged insoles compared with a bare foot. Patients chose a comfortable stance with feet spread apart, slightly turned outwards, and were asked to look straight ahead at a fixed point in a quiet room. Postural sway and weight load asymmetry were recorded while the patients were standing on two adjacent force platforms during a 30 second trial. RESULTS: Postural sway and weight load asymmetry for 30 seconds were not significantly changed by wearing laterally wedged insoles with varying elevations (p>0.05). CONCLUSION: The degree of the postural sway and weight load asymmetry for 30 seconds with the insole were not affected by the tilt of the lateral wedge.
