Helen Vinitha A*, Karpagam K, KalaBarathi S and Vishnu Priya V
Background: Diabetic patients have many complications; type 2 diabetic outpatients do suffer diabetic neuropathy most commonly, followed by hypertension (223%), neuropathy (184%), nephropathy (160%), diabetic retinopathy (125%) and neuropathy with imbalance (21.5%). Frenkel’s exercises are used to treat the balance impairment in type 2 diabetic neuropathy patients. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Frenkel Exercise on balance among type 2 Diabetic Neuropathy patients. The quasi experimental design was adopted in this study. The MNSI was used to select 60 samples in total. The samples that matched the inclusion criteria were also chosen utilizing the convenience sampling technique. Then separated the group into experimental (n=30) and control (n=30). The patients' demographic data was collected, and their balance was tested using the OLST as a pre-test. The experimental group was given the Frenkel Exercise once a day for 5 days, up to 55 minutes. The exercise was provided for a period of three weeks. Only Regular therapy was given to the control group. After 3 weeks, samples were examined using the OLST as a post-test. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyses the data. There is a significant difference in the frequency and distribution of pre and post-test balance between experimental and control groups at p <0.001. According to this study, Frenkel exercise can help people with type 2 diabetic neuropathy improve their balance.
