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Posture changes in diabetes mellitus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

A. U. Ahmmed  and
I. J. Mackenzie
A. U. Ahmmed
Affiliation:
Fulwood Paediatric Audiology Centre, Fulwood, Preston, UK.
I. J. Mackenzie
Affiliation:
Centre for Human Communication and Deafness, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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Abstract

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The weight distribution and postural sway was measured in diabetic subjectswith, and without, neuropathy, and then compared with age and sex matched non-diabetic subjectsusing a cheap and highly portable sway plate – SwayWeigh. The SwayWeigh was found to be very practical and the results obtained confirmed the increased postural sway in the absence of proprioceptive information in neuropathy subjects. The study shows that peripheral neuropathy increases the postural sway especially in the absence of visual clues but this did not result inpostural strategies causing significant limb load asymmetry.

Keywords

PostureDiabetes MellitusNeuropathyPeripheral
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 117 , Issue 5 , May 2003 , pp. 358 - 364
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003