ASSOCIATION BET WEEN MUSCLE FORCE AND FOOT SENSITIVENESS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES: A TRANSVERSAL STUDY

  • Tiago Camillo Veras Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
  • Lélio Russell Moura Rocha Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
  • Caroline Pontes Amaral Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
  • Horianna Cristina Silva Mendonça Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
  • Lívia Shirahige Gomes Nascimento Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
  • Shirley Lima Campos Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
  • Maria das Graças Rodrigues de Araújo Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Muscle Force, Diabetic Neuropathy, Physiotherapy

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus, a chronic carbohydrate metabolic disorder with high morbo-mortality rates, also includes peripheral diabetic neuropathy as a predominant complication. Current analysis verifies the association between foot sensitiveness and muscle force of the ankle in patients with diabetes. A transversal study involving 18 patients revealed that there is an association between foot sensitiveness and muscle force at the ankle in patients who were evaluated with regard to tactile sensitiveness with monofilaments (Semmes-Weistein) at three sites of the sole the foot and the muscular force of the ankle, with tests for hand strength, graduated from 0 to 5. Analysis SPSS 20.0, chi-square tests and Fisher´s exact test (p<0.05) were performed. Further, 44.5% of patients suffered loss of tactile sensitiveness; 38.8% had loss of pain sensitiveness; 38.8% and 33.3% had a decrease in the lateral dorsal-flexor force even though the co-relationship of variables was not statistically significant. Loss of sole sensitiveness could not be associated with decrease in muscle force in patients with diabetes.

Author Biographies

Tiago Camillo Veras, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Discente do Curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Lélio Russell Moura Rocha, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Discente do Curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Caroline Pontes Amaral, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Discente do Curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Horianna Cristina Silva Mendonça, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Discente do Curso de Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Lívia Shirahige Gomes Nascimento, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Fisioterapeuta, Mestranda do Programa de Pós Graduação em Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE, Recife, PE, Brasil
Shirley Lima Campos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Fisioterapeuta; Doutora em Engenharia Mecânica pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG); Professora da Graduação e do Programa de Pós Graduação em Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE, Recife, PE, Brasil
Maria das Graças Rodrigues de Araújo, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Docente do Departamento de Fisioterapia Centro de Ciências da Saúde Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (DEFISIO- CCS - UFPE)
Published
2015-12-31
Section
Artigos Originais