Cover Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
ISSN:
8750-7315
Online Publication Date:
Dec 1990

Improvements in the design of viscoelastic heel orthoses. A clinical study

SJ Levitz Department of Orthopedics, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, NY 10035.

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D Dykyj Department of Orthopedics, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, NY 10035.

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-80-12-653
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A heel orthosis combining the principles of weight redistribution and shock attenuation was dispensed to 30 subjects with heel pain. Relief or cessation of pain occurred in 73% of the cases. The factor most clearly and significantly associated with the effectiveness of the orthosis was a lesser degree of overweight. Within this prescriptive guideline, such a device has the potential of becoming a cost-effective and time-efficient way of treating heel pain of mechanical origin.

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