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Forefoot varus is a type of foot deformities. It is asociate with subtalar joint hyperpronation, and cause too much stress over tissues around foot and lower leg during weight bearing activities. One of the common interventions for forefoot varus is to use foot orthosis with medial forefoot wedge to accommodate the forefoot deformity. Forefoot varus has been considered as an osseus deformity and caused by insufficient talar torsion during development. However, recent studies have reported forefoot varus may not be an osseus deformity. They might be a result of soft tissue adaption. For example, subtalar joint hyperpronation and ankle equinus could lead to forefoot supination/compensatory forefoot varus, which could be mistaken for osseus forefoot varus after a long period of time. If compensatory forefoot varus is caused by soft tissue adaptions, these adaptions may have a chance to reverse. Nowadays, orthoses which applying medial forefoot wedge to accommodate the deformity for forefoot varus deformity, and the other type orthoses which applying rearfoot medial wedge and arch support are both used in subject with forefoot varus deformity. However, some colleges claims that using medial forefoot wedge to accommodate the deformity of forefoot varus, the deformity may be fixed after a long-term period. However, there were no studies compare the effect of arch support orthosis that with and without medial forefoot wedge.
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Foot function index
Timeframe: Baseline
Foot function index
Timeframe: 6-week intervention
Pain visual analogue scale (VAS)
Timeframe: Baseline
Pain visual analogue scale (VAS)
Timeframe: 6-week intervention
Change From Baseline in Global Rating of Change Scale (GROC)
Timeframe: change from baseline at 6 weeks later