Investigation of the Effect of Specially Designed Insoles for Flat-footed Patients

Investigation of the Effect of Specially Designed and 3D Printed Insoles on Physical Activity Levels, Balance and Functional Performances

In our study, it was aimed to investigate the effect of insoles specially designed for each patient and printed with 3D printers on the physical activity levels, balance and functional performances of those patients.

Our study, B.A.İ.B.Ü. İzzet Baysal Physical Therapy Training and Research Hospital and Fizyotermal Corp. It will be carried out as a dual center on individuals between the ages of 18-45 who apply to our clinic. It will be carried out by selecting 48 people who are suitable for the study among the flat-footed patients who applied to the clinics.

Patients will be evaluated before they start using the insoles, and immediately after using it , also after wearing the insoles for 8 weeks.

Patients will be randomized according to the order of their arrival at the clinic.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 1. Having a minimum 5 degree subtalar pronation angle while standing,
• 2. A minimum score of +6 from the Foot Posture Index (API) scale
• 3. Being between the ages of 18-45
• 4. Not having received any treatment from the foot area in the last 6 months
• 5. To have cognitive competence

Exclusion Criteria:

• 1. End of volunteering
• 2. Having a history of surgery of the lower extremity
• 3. Being an active athlete
• 4. Being pregnant or diagnosed with malignancy
• 5. Having a dysfunction such as severe neurological involvement, immobility, cooperation deficits that will limit physical activity
• 6. Lower extremity inequality greater than 1 centimeter (cm)
• 7. Having a different orthopedic disease that may affect lower extremity biomechanics
• 8. Receiving a different treatment for pes planus