[Non-surgical treatments for Gonarthrosis]

The cause or progression of gonarthrosis have multifactor. Many varieties of treatments for this degenerative disease exist and indications of the treatments are complicated. Non-surgical treatments for gonarthrosis including quadriceps strengthen exercise and insole therapy were summarized. Further, force distribution in foot prints wearing one of three type of insole, lateral wedged, arch supported or combined insoles, were investigated using F-scan system, and different dynamic mechanisms of three types of insoles were revealed.