Medical Hypotheses
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 119-120, January 2004

A biomechanical basis for the prescription of orthoses in the treatment of common running injuries

  • R.E Arendse

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MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sports Science Institute of South Africa, University of Cape Town, P.O. Box 115, Newlands 7725, South Africa

Received 18 June 2002; accepted 11 November 2002.

Abstract 

Orthoses are beneficial in the treatment of common running injuries. They limit abnormal pronation and reduce injurious torque to the musculotendinous structures of the leg and knee. Recent kinematic research has disputed this mechanism. An alternative model is proposed.

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PII: S0306-9877(03)00252-4

doi:10.1016/S0306-9877(03)00252-4

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 119-120, January 2004

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