International journal of rheumatic diseases
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Superiority of laterally elevated wedged insoles to neutrally wedged insoles in medial knee osteoarthritis symptom relief.
Knee osteoarthritis (OA), is the most common degenerative joint disease. Several non-pharmacological interventions have been used for this purpose such as insoles. There are contradictory data about the superiority and effectiveness of laterally wedged compared with neutrally wedged insoles. This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of laterally and neutrally wedged insoles in management of knee OA. ⋯ This study suggests that laterally elevated wedged insoles are more effective than neutrally wedged insoles, in pain relief of knee OA.