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  • Title: [Orthopedic shoes: Still in touch with the times?].
    Author: Greitemann B.
    Journal: Z Rheumatol; 2015 Nov; 74(9):786-92. PubMed ID: 26450275.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Deformities of the foot due to rheumatic disease, particularly rheumatoid arthritis, occur in 85-95% of patients during the course of their disease. OBJECTIVE: This study investigates whether treatment with orthopedic shoes still has a place in modern therapies. RESULTS: Foot orthotics and technical orthopedic shoes can play an important role in purely conservative treatment as well as postoperative therapy. CONCLUSION: Due to a lack of knowledge concerning modern orthopedic shoe techniques, this treatment option has slipped out of focus--in part because of its association with the old-fashioned unshapely black orthopedic shoes. Nevertheless, these shoes can contribute significantly to maintenance of patient mobility; a factor of extreme importance to the individuals who already suffer considerably from the disease per se.
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