Effect of high-intensity laser versus moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on diabetic polyneuropathy patients | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Physical Therapy | ||
| Volume 23, Issue 1, September 2025 PDF (568.1 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejpt.2025.368627.1214 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed Y. Gamal El-Din1; Mohamed Ahmed Gadallah* 2; Shymaa salem3; Ahmed Aref Ahmed4; Alaa Abdelraheem mohamed5 | ||
| 1Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts, 6th October, Giza, Egypt. | ||
| 2Department of Physical Therapy for Internal Medicine, Chest and Cardiology, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Deraya University, Minia, Egypt. | ||
| 33Department of Physical Therapy for Neuromuscular Disorders and its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Sphinx University, Assiut, Egypt. | ||
| 4Department of Physical Therapy for Internal Medicine / Faculty of Physical Therapy, Deraya University, Minya, Egypt. | ||
| 5Department of Physical Therapy for Basic Science, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Sphinx University, Assiut, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objective: This study was conducted to determine the impact of high-intensity laser versus moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on diabetic polyneuropathy patients. Materials and methods: Sixty diabetic males were selected from the Deraya University Physical Therapy Center in Minia to participate in this study, which was conducted from June 2024 to January 2025. The ages of the participants ranged from 30-50 years with BMI ranged from 25 to 29.9. The participants were divided randomly into two groups. Group A received high-intensity laser therapy three times per week for twelve weeks, and Group B received moderate-intensity aerobic exercises in the form of walking on a treadmill machine three times per week for eight weeks. Data were collected on sensory and motor nerve conduction studies as well as lower extremity functional assessment (LEFS) for both groups before and following treatment. Results: Compared to group B, group A showed a decrease in peroneal latency and a highly statistically significant increase in peroneal conduction velocity and amplitude. In addition, group A showed a decrease in sural latency and a highly statistically significant increase in sural amplitude when compared to group B. After eight weeks, group A's LEFS significantly improved when compared to group B's. Conclusion: Both groups had beneficial effects in favor of group A. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| high-intensity laser; aerobic exercise; diabetes mellitus; polyneuropathy | ||
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