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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Vol 82, Issue 3 136-139, Copyright © 1992 by American Podiatric Medical Association

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Orthotic therapy in the management of osteoarthritis

JA Thompson, MB Jennings and W Hodge
New York College of Podiatric Medicine, New York.

The authors evaluate the use of orthoses as a primary therapeutic means in the long-term management of patients with osteoarthritis of the foot and ankle. A comparison of the amount of pain relief experienced by 64 subjects (mean age 63 years) with different treatment regimens for osteoarthritis was made to determine the role orthoses played in helping to reduce or eliminate pain. One hundred percent of the subjects wearing orthoses only for relief of pain had a statistically significant longer period of pain relief than those on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Fifty-five percent of the subjects using orthoses and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy also had a statistically significant longer period of pain relief than those receiving nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy only.


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