Table 4 Within-subject comparison of baseline shoe insert comfort recorded with a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS)
|  | Own shoe (n = 25) | Foot orthoses (n = 26) | Flat inserts (n = 24) | Mean difference (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foot orthoses vs own shoe | Foot orthoses vs flat inserts | Flat inserts vs own shoe | ||||
Overall comfort | 73 (26) | 60 (28) | 75 (21) | − 14 (− 31 to 4) | − 16 (− 33 to 2) | 2 (− 15 to 19) |
Forefoot cushioning | 74 (25) | 64 (31) | 75 (21) | − 10 (− 28 to 8) | − 12 (− 30 to 6) | 2 (− 16 to 19) |
Arch cushioning | 71 (25) | 57 (30) | 72 (23) | − 14 (− 32 to 4) | − 16 (− 33 to 2) | 2 (− 16 to 19) |
Heel cushioning | 70 (28) | 65 (30) | 76 (20) | − 6 (− 24 to 13) | − 11 (− 29 to 7) | 6 (− 12 to 23) |