Effects of strengthening, stretching and functional training on foot function in patients with diabetic neuropathy: Results of a randomized controlled trial

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Sartor, Cristina D ^a   Hasue, Renata H ^a   Cacciari, Lícia P ^a   Butugan, Marco K ^a   Watari, Ricky ^a   Pássaro, Anice C ^a   Giacomozzi, Claudia ^b   Sacco, Isabel Cn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ankle; Diabetic neuropathies; Exercise therapy; Foot; Musculoskeletal manipulation; Randomized controlled trial; Rehabilitation; Walking

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CENTER OF PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; FOOT CARE; FOREFOOT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; GAIT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HALLUX; HEEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN TREATMENT; KINEMATICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TRAINING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRESSURE TIME INTEGRAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDING; TIME TO PEAK PRESSURE; TOE; TREATMENT DURATION; VELOCITY; WALKING; DIABETIC FOOT; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RESISTANCE TRAINING; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; KINETICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANGE OF MOTION; VIBRATION SENSE;

AGED; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901501564     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-137     Document Type: Article

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