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• 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