The influence of age and overweight or obesity on foot sensitivity and postural control: A systematic review.
Leonardo Vidal AndreatoDaniel Vicentini de OliveiraBruno FollmerSônia Maria Marques Gomes BertoliniPublished in: Australasian journal on ageing (2020)
Increased age represented a detrimental effect on foot sensitivity. Most studies showed that decreased foot sensitivity was related to worse balance and/or postural stability. Overweight or obesity was associated with plantar sensitivity, with lower sensitivity and decreased postural stability observed in obese people.