Fall and Balance Outcomes After an Intervention to Promote Leg Strength, Balance, and Walking in People With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: “Feet First” Randomized Controlled Trial | Zendy

Robin L. Kruse | Zendy; Joseph W. LeMaster | Zendy; Richard Madsen | Zendy

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Fall and Balance Outcomes After an Intervention to Promote Leg Strength, Balance, and Walking in People With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: “Feet First” Randomized Controlled Trial

Author(s) -

Robin L. Kruse,

Joseph W. LeMaster,

Richard Madsen

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

physical therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1538-6724

pISSN - 0031-9023

DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20090362

Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial , balance (ability) , peripheral neuropathy , foot (prosody) , diabetes mellitus , intervention (counseling) , fear of falling , physical medicine and rehabilitation , diabetic neuropathy , poison control , injury prevention , surgery , linguistics , philosophy , environmental health , endocrinology , psychiatry

Weight-bearing exercise has been discouraged for people with diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy (DM+PN). However, people with diabetes mellitus and insensate feet have an increased risk of falling. Lower-extremity exercise and balance training reduce fall risk in some older adults. It is unknown whether those with neuropathy experience similar benefits.

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