Insoles provide little arthritis pain relief: review

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Specially angled insoles may not do much to relieve pain for people with knee osteoarthritis, suggests a new review of past studies. Researchers found that across 12 trials, people who used so-called lateral wedge insoles rated their pain about two points lower on a 20-point scale than those who used flat insoles or none at all. But when the study team looked only at higher quality trials, including ones that accounted for the placebo effect of simply having insoles, any significant benefit went away. ...



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