Addition of Foot Orthoses to Multimodal Intervention for Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome .
Foot Orthoses Enhance the Effectiveness of Exercise, Shockwave, and Ice Therapy in the Management of Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
Clin J Sport Med. 2022 May 1;32(3): e251-e260.Fifty female recreational runners with medial tibial stress syndrome (shin splints) were randomized to receive an 18-week multimodal intervention program (icing, ankle stretching and strengthening, extracorporeal shockwave therapy) plus the use of arch support foot orthoses (n=25) or a sham orthoses (n=25). Outcomes of interest included pain intensity, condition severity, perceived treatment effect, and the Short-Form 36 (SF-36) quality of life questionnaire. Results revealed significantly greater improvement in pain intensity, condition severity, perceived treatment effect, and SF-36 physical function and bodily harm sub-scores in the foot orthoses group vs. the sham group.
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