Effects of Fatigue and Foot Orthoses on Lower Extremity EMG and Biomechanics for Individuals With Flat Foot

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Flexible Flatfoot

Treatments: Device: Non-custom made foot orthoses

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03842241

YM107091E

Details and patient eligibility

About

Determine the effects of non-custom made foot orthoses on the kinematics, muscle activity and joint contact force after fatigue and compare the rate of fatigue in flexible flat foot with and without foot orthoses

Enrollment: 19 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Bilateral flexible flatfoot( navicular bone drop greater than 10 mm)

Exclusion criteria

• History of foot and ankle surgery, inflammatory joint disease
• History of lower extremity injury in six months
• Known pathological or neurological disorders that could affect gait pattern

Trial design

19 participants in 2 patient groups

WIth foot orthoses

Description:

Device: Non-custom made foot orthoses

Treatment:

Device: Non-custom made foot orthoses

Without foot orthoses

Description:

Other: without foot orthoses