EFFECT OF 12 WEEKS RESISTANCE TRAINING ON NEURAL CONDUCTION IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MEN WITH PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY

Despite the development of new therapeutic and clinical mmethods, type 2 diabetes is widely increasing in the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 12 weeks resistance training on neural conduction in men with type 2 diabetes with peripheral neuropathy.
This study was conducted on twenty­-two male with type 2 diabetes who were randomly divided into two groups of resistance (age 58.4±6.0 years, weight 84.7±8.0 kg and diabetes history 13.7±7.2 years) and control (age 56.2±8.1 years, weight 87.5±15.0 kg and diabetes history 14.5±5.7 years) group. Resistance training consisted of two sets of main muscles in the upper body and trunk and three sets of main muscles in the lower body with 8 to 12 repetitions, three times a week for 12 weeks. Before and after intervention nerve conduction measurements and blood samples were done. The data were analyzed using Shapiro-Wilk test for normality data, and dependent and independent T test to evaluate within and between group changes.
The mean peroneal and tibial nerve conduction velocity (NCV) and sural and tibial action potential amplitude in the resistance training group significantly increased (P Resistance training not only improves nerve action potential amplitude, but also improves NCV which ultimately reflects the effectiveness of resistance training on lower limbs Electroneurographic parameters in short term.