Effects of strengthening, stretching and functional training on foot function in patients with diabetic neuropathy: results of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Foot musculoskeletal deficits are seldom addressed by preventive medicine despite their high prevalence in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy.

Aim

To investigate the effects of strengthening, stretching, and functional training on foot rollover process during gait.

Methods

A two-arm parallel-group randomized controlled trial with a blinded assessor was designed. Fifty-five patients diagnosed with diabetic polyneuropathy, 45 to 65 years-old were recruited. Exercises for foot-ankle and gait training were administered twice a week, for 12 weeks, to 26 patients assigned to the intervention group, while 29 patients assigned to control group received recommended standard medical care: pharmacological treatment for diabetes and foot care instructions. Both grou

SUBMITTER: Sartor CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4031603 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature