Effects of foot-ankle exercises on foot-ankle kinematics, plantar pressure, and gait kinetics in people with diabetic neuropathy: Secondary outcomes from a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Follow-up report of secondary outcomes of a randomized, single-blinded, parallel controlled trial that investigated the benefits of a foot-ankle therapeutic exercise program on foot-ankle kinematics, plantar pressure, and lower limb kinetics during gait in individuals with diabetic neuropathy (DPN).

Methods

Sixty-six participants with DPN were randomly allocated into a control group (CG; n = 31), which received usual care, and an intervention group (IG; n = 35), which received usual care plus a 12-week group-based foot-ankle exercise program. Outcomes were assessed at baseline and 12 weeks by an assessor blinded to group allocation.

Results

The generalized linear mixed model and intention-to-treat analysis revealed a greater hip extensor moment at push-off

SUBMITTER: Monteiro RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10314233 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature