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Plain-language summaries with populations, protocols, limitations, provenance, and visible review dates—so a citation never becomes permanent decoration.
Ten review records link directly to PubMed.
We show conflicts, study populations, duration, and limitations. No fake 92/100 certainty score.
Across 11 trials, several exercise approaches improved selected posture or function outcomes; whole-limb programmes also showed useful signals.
Short-foot exercise may change selected posture measures, but the review calls for larger samples and highlights intervention duration as an important source of variation.
Seven studies produced mixed results. One transverse-arch condition improved static balance immediately, while several other orthosis types did not show a clear effect.
The review could not make a broad conclusion because studies differed, although pooled adult data suggested a possible reduction in pain.
Thirteen studies reported favourable ranges across posture, balance, strength, and some patient-reported disability outcomes after at least two weeks of training.
The review found at best low-certainty evidence for gait-related function and very low-certainty evidence for dynamic balance benefits.
Twelve studies were found, but small samples, low methodological quality, and missing reporting left the overall evidence inconsistent.
The review found some signals for physical function and lower-level evidence for pain or biomechanical changes, but no high-level efficacy evidence.
The review examined changes in foot muscle size, strength, and biomechanics from exercise and minimalist-footwear interventions.
Across 15 studies, pooled data suggested longer stance duration and shorter stride length, with no clear difference in velocity or cadence.