Clinical Trial: Comparing Effects of Custom Foot Orthotic Intervention to Foot-Core Training Protocol on Lower Extremity Kinematics in Runners With Pes Planus

U.S., July 24 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07723573) titled 'Comparing Effects of Custom Foot Orthotic Intervention to Foot-Core Training Protocol on Lower Extremity Kinematics in Runners With Pes Planus' on July 15.

Brief Summary: Running is a full body movement that requires the feet to support the body and absorb forces greater than the individual's body weight in a repeated fashion. If the musculoskeletal structures of the feet cannot withstand and disperse the force applied, injury and dysfunction will occur. Without the inherent support of the foot musculature, ligaments are strained, and bones of the foot and ankle must absorb all forces, directly. When the medial longitudinal arch can...