Lower leg muscle strengthening does not redistribute plantar load in diabetic polyneuropathy: A randomised controlled trial

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Melai, Tom ^a,b   Schaper, Nicolaas C ^b   IJzerman, T H ^b   de Lange, Ton L H ^c   Willems, Paul J B ^b   Lima Passos, Valéria ^b   Lieverse, Aloysius G ^d   Meijer, Kenneth ^b   Savelberg, Hans H C M ^b  

^a FONTYS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ADL Biomechanical Consultancy   (Netherlands)

^d MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Exercise; Foot; Kinetics; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885515493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17571146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1146-6-41     Document Type: Article

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