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We therefore aimed to compare the efficacy of cushioned sport footwear versus sham shoes on motor functions, pain and gait characteristics of individuals with knee OA who used the shoes for 3 months. In a double-blinded study, we provided 26 individuals with knee OA with cushioned sport shoes and 12 individuals with knee OA with similar sport shoes without cushioning for 3 months. The gait analysis, the timed up and go (TUG) test and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) were conducted and the pain levels were measured at the baseline, 1 month, and 3 months after the baseline. We found that the cushioned shoes reduce the amount of pain (based on WOMAC) in the affected knee and increase functionality in the research group, but not in the control group. Gait velocity and cadence were increased in both groups. Gait spatiotemporal parameters and their symmetry were unaffected during the intervention. We conclude that the use of cushioned shoes should be recommended to individuals with knee OA for alleviating pain.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s23031375","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,27]],"date-time":"2023-01-27T01:27:58Z","timestamp":1674782878000},"page":"1375","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Cushioned Footwear Effect on Pain and Gait Characteristics of Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Double-Blinded 3 Month Intervention Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"23","author":[{"given":"Isabella","family":"Schwartz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91905, Israel"},{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem 9765418, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yonah","family":"Ofran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem 9765418, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Svetlana","family":"Bernovsky","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem 9765418, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Leonid","family":"Kandel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91905, Israel"},{"name":"Department of Orthopedics, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem 9765418, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gurion","family":"Rivkin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91905, Israel"},{"name":"Department of Orthopedics, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem 9765418, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1214-2930","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Naama","family":"Karniel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem 9765418, Israel"},{"name":"Department of Occupational Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Martin","family":"Seyres","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem 9765418, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7547-4150","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sigal","family":"Portnoy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Occupational Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"127","DOI":"10.1016\/j.mcna.2008.07.009","article-title":"The Management of Osteoarthritis: An Overview and Call to Appropriate Conservative Treatment","volume":"93","author":"Hunter","year":"2009","journal-title":"Med. 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