Abstract
Abstract Aim and objective: To screen the proprioception of the ankle joint in diabetic neuropathy patients. Methods and Material: Primary data collection was done from Diabetic clinic using convenience sampling. 100 type II diabetic patients between the age group of 45 – 80 years were screened using Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument Questionnaire and were subjected to two clinical tests, Objective Joint Position Sense and TUG test. Result: Objective Joint Position Sense for both the ankles were shown highly significant, (where p = 0.0001 for right ankle and p = 0.0000 6 for left ankle) meaning ankle joint proprioception was effected in diabetic neuropathy patients whereas TUG test didn’t show any statistical significance in these patients. Conclusion: The study concludes that there is adequate loss of proprioception in the ankle joint with no apparent loss of balance in patients with diabetic neuropathy.
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