“A PRE-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FOOT REFLEXOLOGY ON DIABETIC PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHIC PAIN AMONG PATIENTS WITH DIABETES FROM SELECTED URBAN COMMUNITY.”
According to the Diabetes Atlas 2006 published by the International Diabetes Federation,the number of people with diabetes is 40.9% in India is around 40.9 million is expected to rise to 69.9 million by 2025 unless urgent preventive steps are taken. It is estimated that over half of people currently living with diabetes in the country are unionized, so there is a real urgency to increase awareness and knowledge of diabetes and its associated complications. Foot ulceration is the most frequently recognized complication,estimated to affect up to 26 million people with diabetes globally.India is home to the second largest number of diabetes cases (73 million in 2017) in the world. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) affects 20% to 30% of patients with diabetes and is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Although the true prevalence of DPN is difficult to determine, it may be responsible for up to 75% of non-traumatic amputations.Therefore investigator has decided to undertake a study to assess the effectiveness of foot reflexology on diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain among patients with diabetes from selected urban community and objective of the study was to compare the level of diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain before and after the intervention of foot reflexology among patients with diabetes