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Rheumatoid arthritis patients' experiences of wearing therapeutic footwear - A qualitative investigation (2007)
Journal Article
Williams, A., Nester, C., & Ravey, M. (2007). Rheumatoid arthritis patients' experiences of wearing therapeutic footwear - A qualitative investigation. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 8(104), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-8-104

Background: Specialist 'therapeutic' footwear is recommended for patients with diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as a beneficial intervention for reducing foot pain, improving foot health, and increasing general mobility. However, many pat... Read More about Rheumatoid arthritis patients' experiences of wearing therapeutic footwear - A qualitative investigation.

Critical review. part 3. Therapeutic footwear – still a Cinderella service? A critical review of the literature (2007)
Journal Article
service? A critical review of the literature. British journal of podiatry, 10(3), 93-98

Background That specialist therapeutic footwear has some clinical benefits has been demonstrated, but for these clinical benefits to be achieved the patient has to wear them. However, varying degrees of patient satisfaction with this footwear have b... Read More about Critical review. part 3. Therapeutic footwear – still a Cinderella service? A critical review of the literature.

Critical review. part 2. Specialist footwear as a therapeutic intervention for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (2007)
Journal Article
arthritis. British journal of podiatry, 10(3), 87-92

Background Therapeutic footwear is frequently recommended by clinicians and provided for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the associated structural and soft-tissue problems. The therapeutic aim is to reduce pressure-related symptoms such... Read More about Critical review. part 2. Specialist footwear as a therapeutic intervention for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Critical review. Part 1. Specialist footwear as a therapeutic intervention for diabetic foot problems – a critical review (2007)
Journal Article
a critical review. British journal of podiatry, 10(3), 80-86

Background Specialist therapeutic footwear is frequently recommended by clinicians and provided for patients with high-risk foot pathology associated with diabetes with the aims of preventing occurrence or reoccurrence of foot ulceration, reducing... Read More about Critical review. Part 1. Specialist footwear as a therapeutic intervention for diabetic foot problems – a critical review.