The effect of 8 sessions of Thera-band exercises on the jointposition sense of the knee and ankle in diabetic patients withosteoarthritis of the knee

To have proper balance, proper communication between body systems and environment is essential. Disruption of these systems causes problems for the individual, which can be seen in diabetic patients with osteoarthritis. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 8 sessions of balance exercises and traction loops on the joint position sense of the knee and ankle in Diabetic patients had osteoarthritis of the knee.

This study was performed on elderly diabetic patients with osteoarthritis. Subjects were divided into control and intervention groups and actively and passively reconstructed joint angles and balance time was recorded on both legs. The training phase was balanced. In the test phase, the amount of joint error and balance time on one leg were recorded twice. Correlated t-test was used to compare variables between different pre-training and post-training conditions. The significance level for all analyzes was 0.05.

The results showed that 45 ° flexion movements of the left knee (P = 0.001), 20 ° flexion of the right knee (P = 0.038), 20 ° flexion of the left knee (P = 0.001), dorsiflexion of the right ankle (P = 0.016) and plantar flexion of the left ankle (P = 0.001) was significantly reduced compared to the pre-exercise stage in the intervention group. Also, no significant difference was observed in the control group.

The results of this study showed that trapezoidal loops exercises have improved the reconstruction of joint angles and balance time in diabetic patients with osteoarthritis. Therefore, it is recommended that this type of exercise be included in the exercise program of diabetic patients with elderly osteoarthritis.