Mild diabetic neuropathy affects ankle motor function

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 522-528

  Gutierrez, Hlena M ^a   Helber, Matthew D ^a   Dealva, Denise ^b   Ashton Miller, James A ^a   Richardson, James K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Diabetes; Neuropathy; Postural stability; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RISK; SENSORY SYSTEM; TORQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE JOINT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0034949976     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(01)00034-1     Document Type: Article

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