Open AccessFootboards: Indigenous and novel method of screening for diabetes peripheral neuropathy – a pilot study
Author(s) -
Akram Hussain Bijli,
Altaf Rasool,
Abrar Ahad Wani,
Mir Yasir,
Tanveer Ahmad Bhat,
Bashir Ahmad Laway
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_549_16
Subject(s) - medicine , peripheral neuropathy , on board , sensation , diabetes mellitus , psychology , aerospace engineering , neuroscience , engineering , endocrinology
To validate the effectiveness of indigenously designed "footboard (FB)" in early diagnosis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (PNP) by comparing it with Semmes-Weinstein monofilament (SWM) and vibration perception (VP).