It is known that patients with diabetes can show postural and functional impairments increasing the risk of falls and foot ulcers. The preliminary results of this pilot study showed that the use of trekking poles can contribute in improving the distribution of pressure between the two limbs with possible positive effects on the energy expenditure required to maintain the orthostatic posture without inducing the loading shift forward on foot's plantar surface.
The Possible Role of Trekking Poles to Improve Posture, Balance, and Plantar Pressures Distribution in Diabetic Patient / Francia, Piergiorgio; Anichini, Roberto; Gulisano, Massimo; Bocchi, Leonardo; Seghieri, Giuseppe; Puglisi, Filadelfio; Tedeschi, Anna; De Bellis Alessandra,. - In: DIABETES. - ISSN 0012-1797. - ELETTRONICO. - (2017), pp. 170-170.
The Possible Role of Trekking Poles to Improve Posture, Balance, and Plantar Pressures Distribution in Diabetic Patient
Francia Piergiorgio
;Anichini Roberto
;Gulisano Massimo
;Bocchi Leonardo
;Seghieri Giuseppe
;Puglisi Filadelfio
;
2017
Abstract
It is known that patients with diabetes can show postural and functional impairments increasing the risk of falls and foot ulcers. The preliminary results of this pilot study showed that the use of trekking poles can contribute in improving the distribution of pressure between the two limbs with possible positive effects on the energy expenditure required to maintain the orthostatic posture without inducing the loading shift forward on foot's plantar surface.I documenti in FLORE sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.