None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Due the fact of the large number of diabetis incidence , the primary purpose of this study is to test a preventive treatment for diabetic ulcers as so the others diabetic neuropathy´s complications.
Interventions
The purpose of this case report was to evaluate the effects of a physical therapy intervention in a diabetic neuropathy elderly, through the development of a treatment.The treatment was composed by metabolic exercises, stretching and muscle strengthening, balance training, gait training, classic massage and feet self-care orientation. There were 24 sessions of treatment, (40 minutes each session), twice a week, during 3 months. A trained physiotherapist administered de sessions.
Sponsors
Centro Universitario Sao Camilo
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Primary purpose
Treatment
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
elderly, diagosis of diabetes melittus (tipe II), diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy, glicemic control, absence of diabetic ulcers, hability to walk with or without external support, preserved cognition and visual capacity.
Exclusion criteria
presence of diabetic ulcers
Outcome results
None listed