Handsaker, JC, Brown, SJ, Bowling, FL, Maganaris, CN, Boulton, AJ and Reeves, ND (2016) Resistance exercise training increases lower limb speed of strength generation during stair ascent and descent in people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Diabetic Medicine, 33 (1). pp. 97-104. ISSN 1464-5491

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Abstract

AIM: To examine the effects of a 16-week resistance exercise training intervention on the speed of ankle and knee strength generation during stair ascent and descent, in people with neuropathy. METHODS: A total of 43 people: nine with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, 13 with diabetes but no neuropathy and 21 healthy control subjects ascended and descended a custom-built staircase. The speed at which ankle and knee strength were generated, and muscle activation patterns of the ankle and knee extensor muscles were analysed before and after a 16-week intervention period. RESULTS: Ankle and knee strength generation during both stair ascent and descent were significantly higher after the intervention than before the intervention in the people with diabetes who undertook the resistance exercise intervention (P < 0.05). Although muscle activations were altered by the intervention, there were no observable patterns that underpinned the observed changes. CONCLUSIONS: The increased speed of ankle and knee strength generation observed after the intervention would be expected to improve stability during the crucial weight acceptance phase of stair ascent and descent, and ultimately contribute towards reducing the risk of falling. Improvements in muscle strength as a result of the resistance exercise training intervention are likely to be the most influential factor for increasing the speed of strength generation. It is recommended that these exercises could be incorporated into a multi-faceted exercise programme to improve safety in people with diabetes and neuropathy.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Diabet. Med. 33, 97–104 (2016), which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dme.12841 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving
Uncontrolled Keywords:	1103 Clinical Sciences
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine
Divisions:	Sport & Exercise Sciences
Publisher:	Wiley
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Date Deposited:	19 Apr 2016 14:27
Last Modified:	03 Aug 2022 08:25
DOI or ID number:	10.1111/dme.12841
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/3453

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