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Research Paper | Health and Medical Sciences | Volume 9 Issue 7, July 2020 | Pages: 949 - 952 | India
Effects of Therapeutic Exercises on Balance among Rural Elderly Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Abstract: Background: Rural residents experience a 17 % higher rate of type 2 diabetes than urban residents. Many of the counties in the diabetes belt have populations at high-risk of developing diabetes. Balance is the ability to collect sensory and proprioceptive signals related to a person’s position in space and to produce the appropriate motor responses to control body movement. Balance disorders are one of the most important reasons to leading falls. The aim of this study was to assess the balance in elderly with type 2 diabetes mellitus, for improving balance and lowering falls risk in older adults with T2DM. Methods: Total 101 participants were participated in study. BBS scale were administered to assessed the balance in elderly individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus, pre and post intervention of therapeutic exercises. Result: Result shown that the pre intervention BBS score were less than the post intervention BBS score which was statistically significant (
Keywords: Therapeutic exercises, balance, elderly individuals, type 2 diabetes mellitus
How to Cite?: Dr. Pradnya Yashwant Dumore, Dr. Shyam Devidas Ganvir, "Effects of Therapeutic Exercises on Balance among Rural Elderly Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus", Volume 9 Issue 7, July 2020, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 949-952, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR20707125147, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR20707125147