evaluation of ankle joint proprioception and balance in patients with type 2 diabetes and healthy subjects

Authors

farzaneh moslemi haghighi department of physiotherapy, school of rehabilitation sciences, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran

farahnaz ghafarinejad department of physiotherapy, school of rehabilitation sciences, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran

ladan hemmati department of physiotherapy, school of rehabilitation sciences, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran

zahra saadat department of physiotherapy, school of rehabilitation sciences, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran

abstract

background : joint proprioception plays an important role in limb movement and awareness of position sense. diabetes has a lot of complications such as lossof sensoryfunction, which canleadtoimpaired balance, thus the aim of this study to evaluated joint proprioception and balance in diabetic patients. methods: twenty type ii diabetic patients and20healthy controls participated in this case-controlled study. standing balance in various positions and ankle joint proprioception were measured. the data were analyzed using mann-whitney and chi-square test. results : it was observed that the ankle joint proprioception and balance in diabetic patients were significantly less than control groups.(p<0.05) conclusion: joint proprioception and balance functions impair in diabetic patients. thus improvement of joint proprioception for prevention of fall is important.

Upgrade to premium to download articles

Sign up to access the full text

Already have an account?login

similar resources

Effect of whole body vibration on ankle joint proprioception and balance in patients with diabetic neuropathy

Introduction: One of the most common manifestations of diabetic peripheral neuropathy is postural impairment and proprioception deficits. Whole Body Vibration (WBV) is a relatively new somatosensory stimulation, the effects of which on balance and proprioception in patients with diabetic neuropathy have not been adequately studied. This study aimed to investigate the effects of WBV on balance a...

full text

Comparison of periodontal parameters and metabolic glucose levels in patients with diabetes and healthy subjects

Background: For decades, it was suspected that diabetes contributed to poorer oral health and the increased frequency of periodontitis. More recently it was found that periodontitis could adversely affect glycemic control in diabetics. The aim of this study was to compare periodontal parameters with the metabolic sugar levels of diabetic and non-diabetic individuals. Materials and Methods: I...

full text

Comparison of oxidative stress between patients with diabetes type 2 and healthy

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic diseases around the world with increasing prevalence in Iran. Weakening of the antioxidant defense system that accompanies this illness may lead to several complications. In this study, we evaluated the parameters of oxidative stress in patients with type 2 diabetes and compared them with healthy individuals. Methods: In this c...

full text

Investigation of Frequency of Herpes Simplex Virus in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Healthy Individuals by PCR and ELISA

&nbsp; ABSTRACT &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Background and Objectives: Previous studies have demonstrated the relationship between viral infections and risk of developing type 1 diabetes. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of Herpes simplex virus (HSV) in patients with type 2 diabetes and healthy control individuals using PCR and ELISA. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n...

full text

My Resources

Save resource for easier access later


Journal title:
journal of rehabilitation sciences and research

جلد ۲، شماره ۱، صفحات ۱۷-۰

Hosted on Doprax cloud platform doprax.com

copyright © 2015-2023