Is there any loss of ankle proprioception in diabetic patients without neuropathy?

Guney H., Kaya D., Citaker S., Kafa N., Yosmaoglu B., Yetkin I., ...More

ISOKINETICS AND EXERCISE SCIENCE, vol.21, no.4, pp.317-323, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.3233/ies-130503
  • Journal Name: ISOKINETICS AND EXERCISE SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.317-323
  • Keywords: Diabetes, joint position sense, muscle strength, SEMMES-WEINSTEIN MONOFILAMENTS, JOINT POSITION SENSE, PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY, MOVEMENT PERCEPTION, FOOT, INSTABILITY, INVERSION, SENSATION, MELLITUS, RISK
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Aim of this study is to evaluate ankle joint position sense (JPS) in the diabetic patients without peripheral neuropathy (PN). The hypothesis was that diabetes would lead to decreased JPS even if there was no PN.