Automatic postural responses in individuals with peripheral neuropathy and ankle-foot orthoses

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-56

  Rao, Noel ^a   Aruin, Alexander S ^a,b  

^a MARIANJOY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Peripheral neuropathy; Postural stability; Sensory cues

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; FOOT; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; ORTHOSIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; ANKLE JOINT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; POSTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 33751310118     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2006.03.015     Document Type: Article

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