Heel Rise and Non-Weight-Bearing Ankle Plantar Flexion Tasks to Assess Foot and Ankle Function in People With Diabetes Mellitus and Peripheral Neuropathy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to examine the effects of diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy (DMPN), limited joint mobility, and weight-bearing on foot and ankle sagittal movements and characterize the foot and ankle position during heel rise.

Methods

Sixty people with DMPN and 22 controls participated. Primary outcomes were foot (forefoot on hindfoot) and ankle (hindfoot on shank) plantar-flexion/dorsiflexion angle during 3 tasks: unilateral heel rise, bilateral heel rise, and non-weight-bearing ankle plantar flexion. A repeated-measures analysis of variance and Fisher exact test were used.

Results

Main effects of task and group were significant, but not the interaction in both foot and ankle plantar flexion. Foot and ankle plantar flexion were les

SUBMITTER: Jeong HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8280925 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature