Supporting Research

SciMoTech Therapy Preop Clinical Study Overview

WOMAC Pain reduced from 4.3 to 1.3 in 24 weeks

Reichenbach S, Felson DT, Hincapié CA, Heldner S, Bütikofer L, Lenz A, da Costa BR, Bonel HM, Jones RK, Hawker GA, Jüni P. Effect of Biomechanical Footwear on Knee Pain in People With Knee Osteoarthritis: The BIOTOK Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2020 May 12;323(18):1802-1812. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.3565. PMID: 32396180; PMCID: PMC7218497.

39% to 55% reductions in knee adduction moment

Fregly BJ, Reinbolt JA, Rooney KL, Mitchell KH, Chmielewski TL. Design of patient-specific gait modifications for knee osteoarthritis rehabilitation. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2007 Sep;54(9):1687-95. doi: 10.1109/tbme.2007.891934. Erratum in: IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2007 Oct;54(10):1905. PMID: 17867361; PMCID: PMC2040055.

29% reduction in WOMAC Pain

Shull PB, Silder A, Shultz R, Dragoo JL, Besier TF, Delp SL, Cutkosky MR. Six-week gait retraining program reduces knee adduction moment, reduces pain, and improves function for individuals with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis. J Orthop Res. 2013 Jul;31(7):1020-5. doi: 10.1002/jor.22340. Epub 2013 Mar 12. PMID: 23494804.

89% of 571 patients did not proceed to knee replacement at 6 years

Benn R, Rawson L, Phillips A. Utilising a non-surgical intervention in the knee osteoarthritis care pathway: a 6-year retrospective audit on NHS patients. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis. 2023 Jul 29;15:1759720X231187190. doi: 10.1177/1759720X231187190. PMID: 37529330; PMCID: PMC10387773.

87% avoidance of TKA at 5 years

Hasanoglu, A. N., Hsu, A., Yerra, S., Aklile, N., Huang, D., Manatt, R., Regala, D., Rand, S., & Bartels, M. N. (2024). INCIDENCE of KNEE SURGERIES over 5 YEARS among PATIENTS with KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS TREATED with A NON-INVASIVE, HOME-BASED, BIOMECHANICAL INTERVENTION. Journal of Musculoskeletal Research, 27(2), Article 2350020. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218957723500203