Exercise program to improve balance and reduce falls in diabetes patients

This study is testing whether adding a specialized movement technique called Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) to the Otago Exercise Program—a well-known program designed to prevent falls—can help people with type 2 diabetes who have developed nerve damage in their feet. The trial will compare the Otago program alone versus the Otago program combined with PNF to see which approach works better at improving balance and reducing fall risk.

People with diabetes often develop nerve damage in their feet and legs that causes numbness, weakness, and balance problems, leading to dangerous falls. This trial is exploring whether combining two different exercise approaches might work better together than either one alone to address these balance and fall prevention needs.