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Foot Position Awareness in Younger and Older Men: The Influence of Footwear Sole Properties

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1997

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Steven Robbins, Edward Waked, Paul Allard, Jacqueline McClaran, Nicholas Krouglicof

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Abstract

Foot position awareness is related causally to stability; shoes with thin, hard soles provide better stability for men than those with thick, soft midsoles. Foot position awareness declines with advancing years.

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