Alterations in postural control, gait pattern, and muscle function in diabetes mellitus: does it matter in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes?
Jakub Ławnicki
1
,
Rita Hansdorfer-Korzon
1
,
Małgorzata Myśliwiec
2
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
Department of Paediatrics, Diabetology, and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University
of Gdansk, Poland
Ławnicki J, Hansdorfer-Korzon R, Myśliwiec M. Alterations in postural control, gait pattern, and muscle function in diabetes mellitus: does it matter in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes?. Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism. 2019;25(1):23-27. doi:10.5114/pedm.2019.84707.
APA
Ławnicki, J., Hansdorfer-Korzon, R., & Myśliwiec, M. (2019). Alterations in postural control, gait pattern, and muscle function in diabetes mellitus: does it matter in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes?. Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, 25(1), 23-27. https://doi.org/10.5114/pedm.2019.84707
Chicago
Ławnicki, Jakub, Rita Hansdorfer-Korzon, and Małgorzata Myśliwiec. 2019. "Alterations in postural control, gait pattern, and muscle function in diabetes mellitus: does it matter in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes?". Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism 25 (1): 23-27. doi:10.5114/pedm.2019.84707.
Harvard
Ławnicki, J., Hansdorfer-Korzon, R., and Myśliwiec, M. (2019). Alterations in postural control, gait pattern, and muscle function in diabetes mellitus: does it matter in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes?. Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, 25(1), pp.23-27. https://doi.org/10.5114/pedm.2019.84707
MLA
Ławnicki, Jakub et al. "Alterations in postural control, gait pattern, and muscle function in diabetes mellitus: does it matter in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes?." Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, vol. 25, no. 1, 2019, pp. 23-27. doi:10.5114/pedm.2019.84707.
Vancouver
Ławnicki J, Hansdorfer-Korzon R, Myśliwiec M. Alterations in postural control, gait pattern, and muscle function in diabetes mellitus: does it matter in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes?. Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism. 2019;25(1):23-27. doi:10.5114/pedm.2019.84707.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with chronic microvascular complications such as neuropathy. The most frequent is diabetic pe-ripheral neuropathy (DPN) which is related to chronic disability and decrease in quality of life. Alterations in postural control, gait per-formance, and muscle function are widely described in the literature. However, the role of other non-neuropathic factors in these altera-tions remains unclear. Although neuropathy is rather rare in children and adolescents with type 1 DM, there is evidence that early chang-es and symptoms might have their onset in the early stages of the disease. On the other hand, there is no evidence on functional changes related to neuromuscular status in the paediatric population with type 1 DM.
Keywords
diabetes mellitus, postural control, gait, muscle function, children and adolescents
