Foot Orthoses

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Kirby KA . Foot orthoses: therapeutic efficacy, theory and research evidence for their biomechanical effect. Foot Ankle Q. 2006;18:49-57.

Kirby KA . Evolution of foot orthoses in sports. In: Werd MB Knight EL , eds. Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports Medicine. New York, NY: Springer; 2010:19-36.

Kusumoto A Suzuki T Yoshida H Kwon J . Intervention study to improve quality of life and health problems of community-living elderly women in Japan by shoe fitting and custom-made insoles. Gerontology. 2007;53:348-356.

Kirby KA . Subtalar joint axis location and rotational equilibrium theory of foot function. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2001;91:465-488.

Kirby KA . Are root biomechanics dying? Podiatry Today. 2009;22(4):58-65.

Kirby KA . Thinking like an engineer. In: Kirby KA , ed. Foot and Lower Extremity Biomechanics: A Ten Year Collection of Precision Intricast Newsletters. Payson, AZ: Precision Intricast; 1997:267-268.

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Fuller EA . Center of pressure and its theoretical relationship to foot pathology. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 1999;89:278-291.

Kirby KA . Foot and Lower Extremity Biomechanics II: Precision Intricast Newsletters, 1997-2002. Payson, AZ: Precision Intricast; 2002:13-18.

Payne CB . The past, present, and future of podiatric biomechanics. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 1998;88:53-63.

Fuller EA . The windlass mechanism of the foot. A mechanical model to explain pathology. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2000;90:35-46.

Mueller MJ Maluf KS . Tissue adaptation to physical stress: a proposed “physical stress theory” to guide physical therapist practice, education, and research. Phys Ther. 2002;82:383-403.

Landorf KB Keenan AM Herbert RD . Effectiveness of foot orthoses to treat plantar fasciitis—a randomized trial. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:1305-1310.