Obesity, but not overweight, is associated with plantar light touch sensation in children aged 8 to 16 years: A cross‐sectional study
Summary Objective Increased foot‐ground contact loading engenders adaptive glabrous skin thickening and can decrease mechanoreceptor acuity and alter plantar cutaneous sensation. There has not been any research on whether overweight and obesity are similarly associated with normal plantar cutaneous...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Obesity Science & Practice |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.387 |