Lower leg muscle strengthening does not redistribute plantar load in diabetic polyneuropathy: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Higher plantar pressures play an important role in the development of plantar foot ulceration in diabetic polyneuropathy and earlier studies suggest that higher pressures under the forefoot may be related to a decrease in lower leg muscle strength. Therefore, in this randomised controlled trial we evaluated whether lower-extremity strength training can reduce plantar pressures in diabetic polyneuropathy.

Methods

This study was embedded in an unblinded randomised controlled trial. Participants had diabetes and polyneuropathy and were randomly assigned to the intervention group (n = 48) receiving strength training during 24 weeks, or the control group (n = 46) receiving no intervention. Plantar pressures were measured in both groups at 0, 12, 24 and 52 weeks. A rand

SUBMITTER: Melai T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4015645 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature