Obese older adults suffer foot pain and foot-related functional limitation
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Obese older adults suffer foot pain and foot-related functional limitation.
There is evidence to suggest being overweight or obese places adults at greater risk of developing foot complications such as osteoarthritis, tendonitis and plantar fasciitis. However, no research has comprehensively examined the effects of overweight or obesity on the feet of individuals older than 60 years of age. Therefore we investigated whether foot pain, foot structure, and/or foot functi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gait & Posture
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0966-6362
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.07.013