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Karl B. Landorf, Claire A. Ackland, Daniel R. Bonanno, Hylton B. Menz and Saeed Forghany
Forefoot pain, defined as pain in the metatarsal head area, is common in older people and it can affect mobility, gait and balance. Metatarsal domes are often used in clinical practise for the treatment of pressure-related forefoot pain but evidence...
Glen A. Whittaker, BPod (Hons), Shannon E. Munteanu, PhD, Hylton B. Menz, PhD, James M. Gerrard, BAppSci (Pod), Ayman Elzarka, MBBS, Karl B. Landorf, PhD
Background Plantar heel pain is a common foot complaint that causes significant disability and poorer health-related quality of life. Foot orthoses and corticosteroid injection are effective treatments for plantar heel pain; however, it is unclea...
Daniel R. Bonanno, Ketharasarma Ledchumanasarma, Karl B. Landorf, Shannon E. Munteanu, George S. Murley & Hylton B. Menz
This study investigated the effects of a contoured, prefabricated foot orthosis and a flat insole on plantar pressure and tibial acceleration while walking in defence boots. Twenty-eight adults walked along an 8-metre walkway in a: (i) defence boot (...
Lara S. Chapman, Anthony C. Redmond, Karl B. Landorf, Keith Rome, Anne-Maree Keenan, Robin Waxman, Begonya Alcacer-Pitarch, Heidi J. Siddle and Michael R. Backhouse.
Guidelines recommend foot orthoses for people with both early (< 2 years) and established rheumatoid arthritis (RA). While prefabricated foot orthoses are cheaper and can exhibit comparable effects to customised devices, the available evidence for th...
LaTrobe University (Oct. 2017) - Daniel R. Bonanno, George S. Murley, Shannon E. Munteanu, Karl B. Landorf, and Hylton B. Menz, Bonanno DR, et al. Br J Sports Med 2017;0:1–6
Foot orthoses are frequently used for the prevention of lower limb overuse injuries but evidence for their effectiveness is limited. The primary aim of this study is to determine if prefabricated foot orthoses reduce the incidence of lower limb overu...
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...
Research and presentation by Professor Hylton Menz, LaTrobe University
Falls in older people are a major public health problem, with 1 in 3 people aged 65 and over falling each year. It is well recognised that falls result from the interaction between environmental hazards and physiological risk factors, such as impaire...
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...
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 n...
Uden, H., Jones, S., et.al. (2012). Foot Pain and Cycling: a survey of frequency, type, location, associations and amelioration of foot pain. Journal of Science and Cycling Vol 1, No 2.
397 non-stationary bike, adult, regular participation cyclists were electronically surveyed for this clinically significant and interesting study. The results showed that over half of the participants experienced foot pain with cycling; 61% of these ...
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