The Effect of the Physiotherapy Program for Diabetic Individuals on Dexterity, Proprioception, and Functionality
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 focused on measuring diabetes, upper extremity, hand, exercise, proprioception, dexterity, functionality
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Volunteering to participate in the research Being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes according to the criteria of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Exclusion Criteria: Insufficient cognitive level Traumatic nerve injury Presence of congenital anomaly in the upper extremity Presence of systematic disease (eg rheumatologic) Having a problem involving the neurological system Having undergone surgery involving the upper extremity in the last 6 months
Sites / Locations
- Hasan Kalyoncu UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Treatment Group
Control Group
Participants in this group are going to be in physiotherapy program, which is created specific to diabetic patients, contains; Exercises for stability, flexibility and strength, Exercises which improves wrist proprioception, Exercises for sensation recovery, Mirror therapy and motor imagination Physiotherapy program will be changed in every 3 weeks. Participant will be informed about their disease, about process of healing and will check by phone calls 2 times a week. They will be given recommendations about disease management. Home exercises will be given to this group and will be added new exercises every 3 weeks while physiotherapy program continues.
Control group will take conventional physiotherapy as in the literature. Diabetic individuals in routine takes aerobic exercise recommendation and resistive exercises. In our study control group will continue 12 sessions of resistive exercise program focused on upper extremity, also aerobic exercise recommendation.