Diabetic foot ulcer treatment management with lymphatic neuromuscular taping (NMT)

• Published in: Clinica terapeutica Vol. 172; no. 2; p. 87
• Main Authors: Kristianto, H, Celletti, C, Waluyo, A, Camerota, F, Blow, D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 15-03-2021
• Subjects: Athletic Tape; Diabetic Foot - therapy; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Severity of Illness Index; Wound Healing - physiology; peripheral oxygenation; wound healing; diabetic ulcer; NeuroMuscular Taping; Diabetic foot
• ISSN: 1972-6007
• DOI: 10.7417/CT.2021.2289

The BJWAT score significantly decreased after treatment with NMT application (p<0,05) evaluated with Friedman test.
NMT application seems to be a useful, non invasive and low cost treatment to associate with other treatments in the ma-nagement of diabetic foot ulcers.
Foot ulcers are major complications of diabetes mellitus and are estimated to affect 0.5-3% of the global population of people with diabetes. Treatment, prevention and management of foot ulcers is of paramount importance and utilisation of different preventa-tive strategies has been described in literature. The aim of this research study is to evaluate the possible integrative role of NeuroMuscolar Taping (NMT) in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.
This is an observational study involving patients with 3 to 5 degree of diabetic wound classification. The Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BJWAT) was used before and after four weeks of NeuroMuscolar Taping applications.