Can short-term effectiveness of anti-pronation taping predict the long-term outcomes of customized foot orthoses: developing predictors to identify characteristics of patients with plantar heel pain likely to benefit from customized foot orthoses

Table 2 Baseline measurement of the foot and ankle joint

Variable	All Subjects (n = 74)	Success (n = 49)	Nonsuccess (n = 25)	p value
Rearfoot varus in STNP, deg	7.3 ± 2.5	7.0 ± 2.3	7.8 ± 2.7	0.227
Forefoot varus in STNP, deg	10.2 ± 4.2	10.7 ± 3.2	9.2 ± 5.7	0.141*
Rearfoot inversion ROM, deg	21.8 ± 6.1	21.5 ± 7.3	20.9 ± 5.6	0.649
Rearfoot eversion ROM, deg	9.3 ± 4.8	9.1 ± 5.1	9.5 ± 4.2	0.733
1st MTP joint extension ROM, deg	69.3 ± 11.5	68.7 ± 10.2	70.6 ± 13.9	0.505
Ankle dorsiflexion ROM, deg	10.8 ± 7.1	10.5 ± 7.1	11.6 ± 7.1	0.536
Ankle plantarflexion ROM, deg	53.1 ± 12.1	54.7 ± 11.0	50.1 ± 13.7	0.122*
Navicular drop test,³⁴ mm	10.9 ± 4.6	11.0 ± 4.6	10.8 ± 4.7	0.893
Calcaneus valgus in RCSP,³⁵ deg	6.0 ± 5.0	6.1 ± 5.0	5.9 ± 5.2	0.867
Calcaneus valgus in NCSP,³⁵ deg	−4.7 ± 3.5	−4.9 ± 3.2	− 4.2 ± 4.1	0.437
Foot posture index	6.3 ± 3.7	6.2 ± 3.8	6.5 ± 3.5	0.715

*p < 0.15
STNP Subtalar joint neutral position, ROM Range of motion, MTP Metatarsophalangeal, RCSP Relaxed calcaneal stance position, NCSP Neutral calcaneal stance position
Data present as mean ± SD

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