Does physical therapy and rehabilitation improve outcomes for diabetic foot ulcers?

• 作者: Benjamin A Lipsky Bulent M Ertugrul Kevser Bayraktar Yasemin Turan
• 来源期刊: 世界实验医学杂志
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: DIABETIC FOOT ULCER Treatment Physical therapy REHABILITATION
• 年，卷（期）: 2015,（2）
• 页码范围: 130-139
• 页数: 10页
• 分类号: R

摘要

One of the most common and serious complications of diabetes mellitus is ulceration of the foot.Among persons with diabetes,12%-25%will present to a healthcare institution for a foot disorder during their lifespan.Despite currently available medical and surgical treatments,these are still the most common diabetes-related cause of hospitalization and of lower extremity amputations.Thus,many adjunctive and complementary treatments have been developed in an attempt to improve outcomes.We herein review the available literature on the effectiveness of several treatments,including superficial and deep heaters,electro-therapy procedures,prophylactic methods,exercise and shoe modifications,on diabetic foot wounds.Overall,although physical therapy modalities seem to be useful in the treatment of diabetic foot wounds,further randomized clinical studies are required.