A review just published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine looks at how how foot orthotics might work (Foot Orthoses and Gait: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Literature Pertaining to Potential Mechanisms. Br J Sports Med. 2009 Dec 8)
The authors did a systematic review and meta-analysis looking at the evidence for the physiological basis for orthoses under the biomechanical, shock attenuation and neuromotor paradigms. They concluded that:
Based on our review, we conclude with rudimentary guidelines for the prescription of orthosis to individuals with a range of injury histories.
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