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Sensorimotor and Gait Training Ethics Approval Ethical approval was taken from Institutional Ethics Committee, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, reference number: 17/9/40/JMI/IEC/2015, dated-16/11/2015. Acknowledgement We express our deep gratitude to the patients for their enthusiasm and willingness to participate in this study. We would like to acknowledge the financial support (Irshad Ahmad) from Maulana Azad National Fellowship, University Grant Commission, India. We acknowledge Ms. Shivani Verma for critical editing of English grammar and syntax of the manuscript. Footnotes The authors have no conflict of interest. Edited by: G. Lyritis Article Information J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2020; 20(2): 234–248. PMCID: PMC7288382 PMID: 32481239 Irshad Ahmad [1] , Shalini Verma [1] , Majumi M. Noohu [2] , Mohd.Yakub Shareef [3] , and M. Ejaz Hussain [1] 1) Diabetes Research Group, Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India 2) Human Performance Lab, Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India 3) Ansari Health Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India Corresponding author: Irshad Ahmad, Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India E-mail: moc. [email protected] Accepted 2019 Nov 20. Copyright: © Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial- Share Alike 4.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Articles from Journal of Musculoskeletal & Neuronal Interactions are provided here courtesy of International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions (ISMNI) References 1. Resnick HE, Stansberry KB, Harris TB, Tirivedi M, Smith K, Morgan P, et al. Diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, and old age disability. Muscle Nerve. 2002;25(1):43–50. 2. Menz HB, Lord SR, St George R, Fitzpatrick RC. Walking stability and sensorimotor function in older people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004;85(2):245–52. 3. Schwartz A V, Hillier TA, Sellmeyer DE, Resnick HE, Gregg E, Ensrud KE, et al. Older women with diabetes have a higher risk of falls:a prospective study. Diabetes Care. 2002;25(10):1749–54. 4. Andreassen CS, Jakobsen J, Ringgaard S, Ejskjaer N, Andersen H. Accelerated atrophy of lower leg and foot muscles-a follow-up study of long-term diabetic polyneuropathy using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Diabetologia. 2009;52(6):1182–91. 5. Gutierrez EM, Helber MD, Dealva D, Ashton-Miller JA, Richardson JK. Mild diabetic neuropathy affects ankle motor function. Clin Biomech. 2001;16(6):522–8. 6. Van den Bosch CG, Gilsing MG, Lee SG, Richardson JK, Ashton-Miller JA. Peripheral neuropathy effect on ankle inversion and eversion detection thresholds. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1995;76(9):850–6. 7. Weisman A, Bril V, Ngo M, Lovblom LE, Halpern EM, Orszag A, et al. Kirchmair R, editor. Identification and prediction of diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy using individual and simple combinations of nerve conduction study parameters. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):58783. [PMC free article] 8. Cavanagh PR, Derr JA, Ulbrecht JS, Maser RE, Orchard TJ. Problems with gait and posture in neuropathic patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Diabet Med. 1992;9(5):469–74. 9. Chiles NS, Phillips CL, Volpato S, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, et al. Diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, and lower-extremity function. J Diabetes Complications. 2014;28(1):91–5. [PMC free article] 10. Kohara N, Kimura J, Kaji R, Goto Y, Ishii J, Takiguchi M, et al. F-wave latency serves as the most reproducible measure in nerve conduction studies of diabetic polyneuropathy:multicentre analysis in healthy subjects and patients with diabetic polyneuropathy. Diabetologia. 2000;43(7):915–21. 11. Richardson JK, Ching C, Hurvitz EA. The relationship between electromyographically documented peripheral neuropathy and falls. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1992;40(10):1008–12. 12. Inglis JT, Horak FB, Shupert CL, Jones-Rycewicz C. The importance of somatosensory information in triggering and scaling automatic postural responses in humans. Exp brain Res. 1994;101(1):159–64. Current Pedorthics | September-October | January/Feburary 2020 35