Background: Plantar sensation and ankle proprioception occur in a stage-like variance
across the life span. However, changes in adolescents, young adults, middle-aged adults …

Background Ankle complex proprioceptive ability, needed in active human movement, may
change from childhood to elderly adulthood; however, its development across all life stages …

Objectives: this study was aimed to test the hypothesis that ankle proprioception assessed
by custom-designed proprioception testing equipment changes with ageing in men and …

Purpose Ageing leads to plantar sensation and pressure alterations and poor postural
control. The aim of this study was to compare the plantar sensation and static plantar …

Ankle complex proprioception and plantar sole sensitivity have been separately reported to
be essential sensory components in balance control among the elderly. However, their inter …

Ankle proprioceptive deficits can contribute to increased fall risks in the elderly population.
We investigated whether ankle proprioception alters with age in healthy people (n= 80, aged …

This study examined whether physically active middle-aged (50-64 years) and older adults
(65-80 years) demonstrate age-related ankle proprioceptive decline relative to younger …

Introduction: Impaired somatosensation is common in older adults and contributes to age-
related loss of mobility function. However, little is known about whether somatosensation at …

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the association of regional plantar tactile
sensitivity with balance and mobility in community‐dwelling older people. Methods Fifty‐five …

Deshpande N, Connelly DM, Culham EG, Costigan PA. Reliability and validity of ankle
proprioceptive measures. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2003; 84: 883-9. OBJECTIVE:: To …