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Fall and Balance Outcomes After an Intervention to Promote Leg Strength, Balance, and Walking in Peo...

Fall and Balance Outcomes After an Intervention to Promote Leg Strength, Balance, and Walking in Peo...

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Fall and Balance Outcomes After an Intervention to Promote Leg Strength, Balance, and Walking in People With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: “Feet First” Randomized Controlled Trial

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Fall and Balance Outcomes After an Intervention to Promote Leg Strength, Balance, and Walking in People With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: “Feet First” Randomized Controlled Trial

Publisher

United States: American Physical Therapy Association

Journal title

Physical therapy, 2010-11, Vol.90 (11), p.1568-1579

Language

English

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United States: American Physical Therapy Association

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Contents

Weight-bearing exercise has been discouraged for people with diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy (DM+PN). However, people with diabetes mellitus and insensate feet have an increased risk of falling. Lower-extremity exercise and balance training reduce fall risk in some older adults. It is unknown whether those with neuropathy experience sim...

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Fall and Balance Outcomes After an Intervention to Promote Leg Strength, Balance, and Walking in People With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: “Feet First” Randomized Controlled Trial

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_860387674

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_860387674

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ISSN

0031-9023

E-ISSN

1538-6724

DOI

10.2522/ptj.20090362

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