This study focuses on the assessment of the mechanical effect produced by Morton's extension as an orthopedic intervention in patients with bilateral foot pronation posture, through a variation in hindfoot and forefoot prone-supinator forces during the stance phase of gait. A quasi-experimental and transversal research was designed comparing three conditions: barefoot (A); wearing footwear with a 3 mm EVA flat insole (B); and wearing a 3 mm EVA flat insole with a 3 mm thick Morton's extension (C), with respect to the force or time relational to the maximum time of supination or pronation of the subtalar joint (STJ) using a Bertec force plate. Morton's extension did not show significant differences in the moment during the gait phase in which the maximum pronation force of the STJ is produced, nor in the magnitude of the force, although it decreased. The maximum force of supination increased significantly and was advanced in time. The use of Morton's extension seems to decrease the maximum force of pronation and increase supination of the subtalar joint. As such, it could be used to improve the biomechanical effects of foot orthoses to control excessive pronation.
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