Custom insoles are associated with reduced incidence of stress-related injuries by improving shock absorption and load distribution.

• Shock-absorbing insoles could cut the number of stress fractures in half. View Reference →

• Custom-made biomechanical insoles may be more effective than no insoles for reducing shin splints View Reference →
  
  
• Overall fewer osseous stress injuries were reported in the experimental groups for all 4 studies comparing military personnel in insoles View Reference →
  
• Tibial stress fracture incidence was lower in the insole group View Reference →

Orthotic support can assist in managing tendon load and improving recovery conditions in rearfoot-related pathologies.

• Application of orthoses can be helpful for managing rearfoot pain. View Reference →
  
  
• Foot orthoses may serve to prevent the incidence of Achilles tendon pathologies View Reference →
  
  
• Insoles result in significant pain relief in boys with Sever's injury. View Reference →
  
  
• Orthoses allow an increased equinus position and therefore improved protection of the healing tendon. View Reference →

Custom orthoses are widely used in conservative management of plantar and forefoot conditions through pressure redistribution.

• Wearing a custom-made foot orthosis leads to improvement in patients with plantar fasciitis View Reference →
  
  
• Foot orthosis are known to be one of the best conservative management and have short and long-term effects View Reference →
  
  
• Insoles seem to enhance clinically relevant treatment effects. View Reference →

• Metatarsal padding is a safe and inexpensive alternative in treating metatarsalgia patients. View Reference →
  
• This type of insole is simple and inexpensive and showed a significant effect on decreasing pressures under the metatarsal heads. View Reference →

• Wearing insoles while running is related to an immediate and a long-term decrease in pain and symptoms of overuse running injuries. View Reference →
  

• The rearfoot medially-wedged insole was a useful intervention for preventing or reducing painful knee or foot symptoms during running in runners. View Reference →
  

• Prefabricated foot orthoses may be beneficial for reducing the incidence of lower limb injury. View Reference →
  

• Orthosis with strategically placed medial posts may enhance stability and alleviate internal loading on the foot-ankle complex during running. View Reference →
  

• Orthosis achieved a significant reduction of peak pressure in the forefoot of recreational runners. View Reference →
  

• Medial arch supported insoles were effective in reducing the impact and loading under the heel region in prolonged running on a treadmill. View Reference →
  

• Insoles can be used effectively to prevent and decrease pain and promote a suitable weight-bearing pattern in the foot. View Reference →

• The second peak patellofemoral contact force was significantly lower in the orthosis group. View Reference →
  
  
• Semi-custom insoles is a mechanism to reduce patellofemoral pain symptoms in recreational runners. View Reference →
  
  
• Foot orthoses were associated with a decrease in medially directed foot loading among individuals with patellofemoral pain. View Reference →

• The use of a lateral wedge insole improved the patients' symptoms and function. View Reference →
  
  
• The potential effect of lateral wedge insole was shown with better performance of the locomotor phase. View Reference →
  
  
• Both lateral wedged insoles significantly reduced the peak medial compartment load during gait. View Reference →
  
  
• The use of medial-wedge insoles was highly effective in reducing pain at rest and on movement and promoted a functional improvement of valgus knee osteoarthritis. View Reference →
  
  
• The lateral wedge insole could significantly decrease medial meniscus extrusion in patients with knee OA. View Reference →
  
  
• Results also showed that insoles work in correcting the position of the knee. View Reference →
  
  
• Lateral wedge insoles consistently reduced the overall magnitude of medial compartment loading during stair ascent and descent. View Reference →
  
  
• Lateral wedge insoles reduced knee pain. View Reference →
  
  
• Lateral-wedge insoles may protect against plantar pressure deterioration in patients with knee osteoarthritis. View Reference →

• Physical interventions specifically targeting pronated feet significantly alleviate pain and reduce disability in patients having lower back pain. View Reference →
  
  
• Custom-made orthotics can be recommended to patients as a management option of chronic lower back pain. View Reference →

• Customized insole with metatarsal and arch support relieved walking pain and improved patient-reported measures of function in patients with Morton's neuroma. View Reference →

• Foot orthoses were effective for improving balance and for reducing pain and disability in elderly women. View Reference →