Balance Training Approaches for Nerve Damage From Diabetes

This trial is testing two different exercise approaches to help people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy — a type of nerve damage caused by diabetes — improve their balance and stability. One approach uses reactive balance training, which trains your body to respond quickly to unexpected balance challenges. The other uses task-oriented training, which focuses on practicing everyday movements like sitting, standing, walking, and reaching. Both are designed to help you feel steadier and reduce your risk of falling.

Nerve damage from diabetes makes it harder for your body to sense where it is in space, which increases your risk of falls and reduces your quality of life. Researchers want to find out which type of exercise training works better at restoring balance and preventing falls in people living with this complication.