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thesis.listelement.badge OBEZ BİREYLERDE AYAK, AYAK BİLEĞİ BİYOMEKANİK ÖZELLİKLERİNİN, AYAK BİLEĞİ PROPRİOSEPSİYON VE TABAN ALTI DUYUSUNUN YARALANMA SIKLIĞI VE DÜŞME ÜZERİNE ETKİSİNİN İNCELENMESİ(2022-06-27) KELEK, Feyza; ARIKAN, HülyaIn addition to being a worldwide health problem, obesity is also associated with musculoskeletal disorders affecting the lower extremities. The association between obesity and foot pain is the fact that excess body weight causes greater mechanical loading of the foot. The number of studies examining the foot-ankle problems that may be associated with obesity and the relationship of these problems with proprioception, sensation in the sole of the foot and posture is scarce. Therefore, in this study, we aim to contribute to the literature in this field by examining the incidences of falls and injuries, proprioception, sensation in the sole of the foot and postures of obese individuals. In our study, a total of 52 people (34 female and 18 male) were included: an experimental group consisting of 26 obese individuals between the ages of 18-65 and a control group consisting of 26 healthy (non-obese, BMI ≤24.99) individuals with the same demographic characteristics (similar age, gender). An investigation on the incidence of falls and injuries, proprioception of the feet and ankles, sensation in the sole of the foot and postures of obese individuals was conducted in this study. As a result, no significant difference between the falling tendencies of obese individuals was found, while the average number of falls of obese individuals was higher than the average of non-obese individuals, obese individuals were more risky in terms of falling than non-obese individuals. Non-obese individuals were observed to be in a better condition than obese individuals when eyes were open in terms of the sense of proprioception. In addition, it was observed that the foot posture index score averages of the individuals in the study and control groups were close to each other. When the sensation in the sole of the foot was examined in the evaluation of the subfloor sense, it was observed that the individuals in the control group were more likely to have hyperesthesia and hypoesthesia.