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Baxter, M., Baycroft, C. & Baxter, G.D. (2011) Military medicine,176, 3:291.
Formthotics reduce injury risk in pre- screened military recruits. In this New Zealand based study 102 military recruits were screened by foot type and functional testing to ascertain those that could benefit from dual density Formthotic intervention...
Bonnano, B., Daniel, R., Landorf, K., Hylton, M. (2011). Pressure-relieving properties of various shoe inserts in older people with plantar heel pain. Gait & Posture; 3169
Formthotics significantly reduce heel peak plantar pressure without increasing forefoot pressure in older adults. Plantar heel pain is a common pathology of older adults and one with that has a range of treatment modalities. This study showed an atte...
Bousie, JA., et.al. (2012). Contoured in-shoe foot orthoses increase midfoot plantar contact area when compared with a flat insert during cycling. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport.
A 12 participant randomised control trial undertaken to look at the influence of contoured foot orthoses on surface contact, pressure and perceived comfort when compared with a flat insole during seated stationary cycling. Although the authors qualif...
Chia, J., Suresh, S., Kuah, A., Ong, J., Phua, J & Seah, AL (2009). Comparative trial of the foot pressure patterns between corrective orthotics, Formthotics, bone spur pads and flat Insoles in patients with chronic Plantar Fasciitis. Ann Acad Med Singapore; 38:869-75.
Formthotics are useful in distributing pressure uniformly over the rearfoot region. In this study, Formthotics, customised orthotics and bone spur heel pads were compared for their effects on the pressure under the foot. Both Formthotics and customis...
Christensen B.H., & Pendersen KS, et.al. Aalbourg University, Denmark
Formthotics reduce navicular drop in subjects whilst walking. Formthotics are shown to reduce navicular drop by 19% of the average navicular drop without Formthotics, when measured with a dynamic ‘in shoe’ measurement tool designed by this group. As ...
Clark, M.S (2007). The Unilateral Forefoot Balance Test: Reliability and validity for measuring balance in late midlife women. NZ Journal of Physiotherapy; Vol 35(3), p110-118
The objective of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of the ‘Unilateral Forefoot Balance Test’, a new high level balance test involving balancing on the forefoot, and to assess its ability to measure age based performance for wom...
Clarsen, B., et.al. (2010). Overuse injuries in Professional Road Cyclists. American Journal of Sports Medicine Vol 38.
The purpose of this 109 participant strong study was to register overuse injuries in professional road cyclists. The results of this study showed that of the injuries registered, 45% were in the lower back and 23% in the anterior knee, with knee inju...
Cronkwright, D.G, Spink, M.J, Landorf, K.B, & Menz, H.B.Gait Posture. (2011) Oct;34(4):553-7. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.07.016. Epub 2011 Aug 19.
Formthotics continue to reduce plantar pressure after or more 12 months of wear In this study of older adults who had been wearing Formthotics dual density red for at least 12 months, in shoe pressure data was collected both with the old Formthotics ...
Daniel R. Bonanno, Karl B. Landorf, Shannon E. Munteanu, George S. Murley, and Hylton B. Menz. La Trobe University (2017), Bonanno DR, et al. Br J Sports Med 2017;51:86–96.
Foot orthoses and shock-absorbing insoles are commonly used for the prevention and management of many musculoskeletal disorders of the lower extremity. The aim of this systematic review was to summarise the literature and apply meta-analysis to estim...
Dinsdale, NL., Williams, AG. Can Forefoot Varus Wedges Enhance Anaerobic Cycling Performance in untrained Males with Forefoot Varus? Institute for Performance Research – original scientific paper.
A degree of caution should be taken when interpreting the results of this small study which is none the less interesting food for thought and may leave the reader with more questions than answers; e.g. the definition of forefoot varus vs. forefoot su...
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