Efficacy and safety of foot orthoses for improving pain and function in patients with plantar fasciitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
FO effectively alleviates pain symptoms in patients with plantar fasciitis, but no clinically meaningful statistical differences were observed in functional improvement. Further high-quality, large-sample, multicenter randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm these findings.
Authors
- Ge Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0026-8739)
- Dacun Wang
- Ying Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0880-9491)
- Xinxuan Han
- Zhanxiang Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8491-5406)
Institutions
- Gannan Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2563763
- Primary Topic
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00