PHYS THER
Vol. 88, No. 11, November 2008, pp. 1250-1253
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.2008.88.11.1250
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People With Diabetes: A Population Desperate for Movement

Michael J Mueller, Guest Editor, Diabetes Series


Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the full text and any section headings.

"Good stories," said APTA President Scott Ward, "contain complex situations and challenges."1(p1555) In that spirit, welcome to PTJ's special issue on diabetes and to the unfolding epic tale of a pervasive metabolic disease that has an impact on every cell and system in the body.

Diabetes affects approximately 24 million people in the United States, and the incidence is rising at an alarming rate. Importantly, the onset of type 2 diabetes is fostered by decreased physical activity. In addition, the progression and severity of complications in individuals with type 1 or type 2 diabetes are affected by a deficiency in the appropriate "dosage" of movement. This special issue shows that physical therapy interventions can have a dramatic and positive effect in fighting the local and systemic complications associated with diabetes. As the movement experts, physical therapists are ideally suited to help this population safely and effectively address their movement . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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