TITLE:
Assessment of the Plantar Pressure, Muscle Strength and Balance in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Cyprus
AUTHORS:
Başar Öztürk, Ender Angın, Zehra Güçhan, Yasin Yurt, Mehtap Malkoç
KEYWORDS:
Diabetes, Muscle Strength, Balance, Plantar Pressure
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases,
Vol.6 No.5,
May
17,
2016
ABSTRACT: Aims: Diabetes Mellitus
(DM) is a metabolic disorder which affects whole systems of human body. This
study aimed to compare the strength of foot muscles, dynamic balance, and peak
plantar pressure between diabetic patients before developing polyneuropathy and
healthy peers. Methods: 21 people, 11 diabetic patients and 10 age-matched
healthy peers, were included in the study. A manual muscle tester (model 01163
Lafayette) was used to assess muscle strength. Pedobarography was the device to
determine the distribution of plantar pressure into nine regions of foot.
Dynamic balance was also measured by using a mobile platform (Techno-body, PK
200 WL, Italy). Results: Diabetic and control groups had similar muscle
strength and dynamic balance (p > 0.05). Most of the plantar pressure
findings were also similar (p > 0.05). There were significant differences in
only two regions of foot between two groups (p