Multicenter Survey of the Isometric Lower Extremity Strength in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (MUSCLE-std): Design and Study Protocol
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50560#.VESmxFfHRK0 Author(s) Takuo Nomura 1* , Tomoyasu Ishiguro 2 , Masayoshi Ohira 3 , Yukio Ikeda 4 , Masahito Watanabe 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Kansai University of Welfare Sciences, Osaka, Japan . 2 Department of Physical Therapy, Health Science University, Yamanashi, Japan . 3 School of Health Sciences, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan . 4 Diabetes Center, Kochi Memorial Hospital, Kochi, Japan . ABSTRACT Background: The lower extremity muscle strength has been shown to be weaker in patients with diabetes mellitus, primarily due to the effects of diabetic polyneuropathy, a common diabetic complication. With respect to ass...