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peer-reviewed In-shoe orthoses are used in the treatment and prevention of lower limb injuries in particular patellofemoral pain associated with subtalar joint pronation. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the precise effects of in-shoe orthotic on the Calcaneus and Tibia. Two-dimension frontal plane kinematics may be used in the clinical setting to determine static and dynamic kinematics of the lower limb and foot. The findings of this thesis highlight several limitations of their use. The adoption of 3-D high speed analyses into the clinical setting is proposed. An investigation into dynamic 3-D trials using a rigid model of a tibia resulted in an overall length measurement accuracy of 0.5mm. This was considered clinically significant and reached statistical significance (p |
