Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India
Research Article
Effectiveness of Frenkel Exercise on Balance among Patients with Type 2 Diabetic Neuropathy in Medical Ward
Author(s): 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.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-6156.1000957
