Introduction: Foot and ankle are complex, stable and elastic structures, which consist of 28 bones and more than 30 joints. Foot consistsof three arches. Based on its shape it is classified in three types: flat foot type, normal type and high arched type. Orthopaedic insoles can be used for acheiving better foot function and lower extremity function in different activities such as standing and walking. Changes such as increased tissue stiffness can often cause foot pain. Due to different known and unknown abnormalities and diseases of the body low back pain can also occur. People who are at high risk for developing low back pain are people who do a lot of physical work, people who have other various associated diseases, smokers and overweight individuals. Purpose: The purpose of our diploma work was to review the professional and scientific literature based on orthopaedic insoles, which are used for treating low back pain. Methods: The literature used was in the English language found in two databases PubMed and ScienceDirect. Keywords used were (influence OR effect) AND (insoles OR shoe insert OR orthopaedic insole) AND (low back pain). We included free articles from the last 10 years, which discussed the correlation between orthopaedic insoles and patients with low back pain. Results: For final analysis, 7 studies were included in our thesis ,four of which were clinical studies and three were systematic literature reviews. Orthopaedic insoles are included in every study (industrial, individually made and semi custom orthopaedic insoles, placebo insoles and others). We were interested in the effect of the use of orthopaedic insoles on low back pain. Discussion and conclusion: We found that orthopaedic insoles can improve low back pain by ensuring cushioning of feet, distribute pressure and forces, and they also improve biomechanics of feet, lower extremities and spine. In most of the articles (5) improvements in low back pain were noted, however, in others there were no significant differences found. Low back pain improvements were mostly detected until week 6. For further studies the focus should be on individual age groups.
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