Cover: Using Orthotics to Improve Pain and Function Status in Children with Arthritis

Using Orthotics to Improve Pain and Function Status in Children with Arthritis

Published in: Research Update: A Publication of the Arthritis Foundation, v. 3, no. 3, May-June 2005, p. 5

Posted on RAND.org on January 01, 2005

by Mary Powell, Michael Seid

This paper studied foot pain and treatment options for children with juvenile arthritis, in particular the use of custom-made orthotics.

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