Medial knee osteoarthritis treated by insoles or braces CORR Open Access

Description: Questions/purposes We therefore asked whether laterally wedged insoles or valgus braces would reduce pain, enhance functional scores, and correct varus malalignment comparable to knee braces.
Conclusions Our data suggest a laterally wedged insole may be an alternative to valgus bracing for noninvasively treating symptoms of medial knee OA.
Medial knee osteoarthritis treated by insoles or braces: a randomized trial. van Raaij TM, Reijman M, Brouwer RW, Bierma-Zeinstra SM, Verhaar JA. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Jul;468(7):1926-32. (full text)