187839 Can Obesity related foot pain be relieved by the use of premolded or custom molded shoe inserts - a 2 part study. (Preliminary report)

Tuesday, October 28, 2008: 1:30 PM

Meredith Ward , Foot and Ankle Center of NC, Pinehurst, NC
     
As obesity rates rise the prevalence of foot pain caused by excess weight and body stress also rises. One non-invasive treatment for certain types of foot pain caused by obesity is the prescription of pre-molded or custom molded inserts by a podiatric professional. The preliminary findings of a 2 year study will be reported with a final presentation planned for the 2009 APHA meeting.

Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize the potential foot problems related to obesity. 2. Analyze the ability of pre-fabricated and custom molded foot orthoses to relieve obesity related foot pain.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Student working on undergraduate degree in Nutrition and Public Health.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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