Obese older adults suffer foot pain and foot-related functional limitation

Obese older adults suffer foot pain and foot-related functional limitation

Highlights • Obese older adults have disabling foot pain and altered foot structure. • Obese older adults also exhibit impaired foot function. • Obese older adults have reduced health-related quality of life. • Interventions to reduce excess fat mass may improve foot pain, mobility and QoL.

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Veröffentlicht in:Gait & posture 2015-10, Vol.42 (4), p.442-447
Hauptverfasser: Mickle, Karen J, Steele, Julie R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Foot
Foot - physiopathology
Foot Diseases - etiology
Foot Diseases - physiopathology
Gait - physiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Muscle strength
Musculoskeletal Pain - etiology
Musculoskeletal Pain - physiopathology
Obesity - complications
Obesity - physiopathology
Orthopedics
Overweight - complications
Overweight - physiopathology
Pain
Quality of Life
Surveys and Questionnaires
Ultrasound
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Obese older adults have disabling foot pain and altered foot structure. • Obese older adults also exhibit impaired foot function. • Obese older adults have reduced health-related quality of life. • Interventions to reduce excess fat mass may improve foot pain, mobility and QoL.
ISSN:0966-6362
1879-2219
DOI:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.07.013