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The biomechanics and clinical efficacy of footwear adapted with rocker profiles--evidence in the literature.

Stephen W Hutchins, P. Bowker, N. Geary, Jim Richards

2009.9.1Foot

DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2009.01.001

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Efficacy is demonstrated with regards to relief of forefoot plantar pressures and the definitive profile shape has not been demonstrated, but the effectiveness of rocker-soled shoes in restricting sagittal plane motion in individual joints of the foot is unclear.

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HUTCHINS, Stephen W, et al. The biomechanics and clinical efficacy of footwear adapted with rocker profiles--evidence in the literature. Foot, 2009, 19 3: 165–70.