The LSU Peripheral Neuropathy Studies
Physical Activity for Health and Wellness for
People with Peripheral Neuropathy
Research Results
Control Characteristics of People with Peripheral Neuropathy (PN) (click on the relevant text for more details)
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Plantar desensitization only affected the magnitude of Postural sway variability but did not alter its time-dependent structure (Hong et al., 2007)
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Plantar desensitization does not affect the magnitude of gait variability but alter its time-dependent structure
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Plantar sensation increase postural but not gait variability
- The relationship between locomotion variability and physical performance brook down among people with PN
- Magnitude, but not structure of locomotion variability, was affected by PN during treatmill walking
- With visual feed back, people with PN could control their center of pressure as well as their age-matched healthy counterparts
- Physical activity patterns were different among people with PN in whole body movements
- PN affects physical performance
- PN affects physical performance more than aging
- For people with peripheral neuropathy, six week modified Tai Chi exercise improved their strength, postural balance, and mobility
- Tai Chi was more effective than light therapy to improve PN related balance and gait impairments
- Tai Chi was more effective than strength training to improve PN related balance and gait impairments
Results of the affects of pain (click on the relevant text for more details)
- Moderate foot sole pain affects mobility where lost of foot sole sensation affects postural balance
- Reduction of of neuropathic pain improves balance confidence in people with Peripheral Neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy (PN) related methodological studies (click on the relevant text for more details)
- Energy expenditure assessment among people with PN
- Energy expenditure predicted with accelerometer among people with PN