A controlled randomized study of the effect of training with orthoses on the incidence of weight bearing induced back pain among infantry recruits
Abstract Study design: Randomized controlled trial. Objectives: To determine if the use of custom shoe orthoses can lessen the incidence of weight bearing-induced back pain. Summary of background data: The scientific basis for the use of orthoses to prevent back pain is based principally on studies that show that shoe orthoses can attenuate the shock wave generated at …