Lower Osteoarthritis Pain by Walking Without Shoes »
By cindy on Aug 2, 2007 in Lower Osteoarthritis Pain, Managing Arthritis, arthritis information, suggestions for arthritis, treating different forms of arthritis | 0 Comments
When we walk there is a mechanical loading of the knee joints which causes Osteoarthritis (OA) to slowly progress. Customized footwear and orthotics have been developed to reduce the symptoms of OA. However, before Shakoor et al, it had not been systematically studied how wearing or not wearing footwear will effect dynamic knee loading. Shakoor et al taken patients with OA and examined them while they walked barefoot and compared their results with patients wearing normal footwear.
