ArticleGerontology2017
Foot Function, Foot Pain, and Falls in Older Adults: The Framingham Foot Study.
Article in Gerontology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05320003 (Assessment of Balance in Patients With Pes Planus Aged 50-65, Clinically and With Static Posturography), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Assessment of Balance in Patients With Pes Planus Aged 50-65, Clinically and With Static Posturography
Who cites it
25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Podiatry interventions to prevent falls in older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of Long-Term Minimal Footwear Use on Fall-Risk and Fall Incidence in Older Adults.Gerontology · 2026Trial
- Foot Care Self-Management in Non-Diabetic Older Adults: A Pilot Controlled Trial.Western journal of nursing research · 2021Trial
- Effects of the Short Foot Exercise With Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Navicular Height in Flexible Flatfoot in Thailand: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2019Trial
- Podiatry intervention versus usual care to prevent falls in care homes: pilot randomised controlled trial (the PIRFECT study).BMC geriatrics · 2017Trial
- Quasi-Experimental Study Assessing the Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention for Fall Prevention Among Older Adults in Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Hallux Limitus: Exploring the Variability in Lower Limb Symmetry and Its Connection to Gait Parameters-A Case-Control Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Relationship of foot pain with the increased risk of falls in patients with Parkinson's disease.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2024Article
- Progression and risk factors of hallux valgus angle in elite adolescent dancers: a cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Functional Rehabilitation for Medial Gastrocnemius Silent Contractures to Prevent Foot and Ankle Disorders: A Review.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Foot and knee deformities in relation to functional limitations and incident osteoarthritis: A prospective cohort study.Osteoporosis and sarcopenia · 2024Article
- Variability of the lower limb symmetry index associated with the gait parameters in the overweight adult population with flatfoot: a case-control study.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Article
- Association of Pain Phenotypes with Risk of Falls and Incident Fractures.Biomedicines · 2022Article
- Severe low back or lower limb pain is associated with recurrent falls among older Australians.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2022Article
- Incidence and clinical characteristics of fall-related injuries among older inpatients at a tertiary grade a hospital in Shandong province from 2018 to 2020.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Impact of Footwear and Foot Deformities in patients with Parkinson's disease: A Case-Series Study.International journal of medical sciences · 2021Observational
- Natural History of Radiographic First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Osteoarthritis: A Nineteen-Year Population-Based Cohort Study.Arthritis care & research · 2020Article
- Intervention study of a foot-care programme enhancing knowledge and practice among nurses and care workers at in-home service providers.Nursing open · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough foot pain has been linked to fall risk, contributions of pain severity, foot posture, or foot function are unclear. These factors were examined in a cohort of older adults.
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine the associations of foot pain, severity of foot pain, and measures of foot posture and dynamic foot function with reported falls in a large, well-described cohort of older adults from the Framingham Foot Study.
methodsFoot pain, posture, and function were collected from Framingham Foot Study participants who were queried about falls over the past year (0, 1, and ≥2 falls). Logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the relation of falls with foot pain, pain severity, foot posture, and foot function adjusting for covariates.
resultsThe mean age of the 1,375 participants was 69 years; 57% were female, and 21% reported foot pain (40% mild pain, 47% moderate pain, and 13% severe pain). One-third reported falls in the past year (1 fall: n = 263, ≥2 falls: n = 152). Foot pain was associated with a 62% increased odds of recurrent falls. Those with moderate and severe foot pain showed increased odds of ≥2 falls (OR 1.78, CI 1.06-2.99, and OR 3.25, CI 1.65-7.48, respectively) compared to those with no foot pain. Foot function was not associated with falls. Compared to normal foot posture, those with planus foot posture had 78% higher odds of ≥2 falls.
conclusionHigher odds of recurrent falls were observed in individuals with foot pain, especially severe foot pain, as well as in individuals with planus foot posture, indicating that both foot pain and foot posture may play a role in increasing the risk of falls among older adults.
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