Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: October | Volume: 10 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 21-30
Correlation between Postural Sway and Dynamic Balance in Patients with Diabetic Neuropathy
Dhanashree Vilas Mode1, Snehal Joshi2
1MPT (Neurosciences), MUHS/D.E.S Brijlal Jindal College of Physiotherapy, Pune- 411004, Maharashtra, India.
2Professor, MPh.T (Neurosciences), D.E.S Brijlal Jindal College of Physiotherapy,
Pune- 411004, Maharashtra,India.
Corresponding Author: Dhanashree Vilas Mode
ABSTRACT
Aim and objectives of the study-To study and find out the correlation between postural sway and dynamic balance in diabetic neuropathy patients.
Method – Total 145 individuals were screened for MNSI and the individual who fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in the study according to the sample size,60 patients were selected Postural sway was assessed by Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction on Balance (mCTSIB) test of posturography by balance master and Dynamic balance was assessed by Dynamic Gait Index(DGI). Data was recorded and then analyzed with Spearman’s correlation coefficient test.
Outcome measures: MNSI questionnaire, Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction on Balance, Dynamic Gait Index
Results- The correlation between postural sway in 4 different situations (eyes open and eyes closed on firm surface and foam surface) and dynamic balance was correlated. The correlation of postural sway (eyes open firm surface) and the total score of DGI showed statistically significant negative correlation. But the correlation coefficient indicated low negative correlation with r value of -0.312.The correlation of postural sway (firm surface eyes closed) and the total score of DGI showed statistically significant negative correlation. But the correlation coefficient indicated low negative correlation with r value of -0.44. The correlation of postural sway (eyes open foam surface) and the total score of DGI showed statistically significant negative correlation. But the correlation coefficient indicated low negative correlation with r value of -0.317.The correlation of postural sway (foam surface eyes closed) and total score of DGI Statistically showed no significance.
Conclusion- There is no correlation between postural sway and dynamic balance in diabetic neuropathy patients.
Discussion-In the present study, which was done to correlate postural sway and dynamic balance in diabetic neuropathy patients. A weak negative correlation was found between postural sway on firm surface (EO), (EC), foam surface (EO) and dynamic balance in diabetic neuropathy patients and no correlation was found between postural sway on foam surface(EC)and dynamic balance in diabetic neuropathy patients.
Key words: Postural sway, Dynamic balance, Diabetic neuropathy.