Potential efficacy of sensorimotor exercise program on pain, proprioception, mobility, and quality of life in diabetic patients with foot burns: A 12-week randomized control study Walid Kamal Abdelbasset a, b, * , Shereen H. Elsayed c, d , Gopal Nambi a , Sayed A. Tantawy e , Dalia M. Kamel f , Marwa M. Eid g, h , Samah A. Moawd a, d , Saud F. Alsubaie a a Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia b Department of Physical Therapy, Kasr Al-Aini Hospital, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt c Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia d Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular/Respiratory Disorders and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt e Department of Physiotherapy, Center of Radiation Oncology & Nuclear Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt f Department of Physical Therapy for Women's Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt g Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia h Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt a b s t r a c t Background: Both diabetes mellitus (DM) and burn injuries lead to physical and psychological impairments. Foot burns are still a challenging health condition because of its important sensory role. No previous studies have assessed the physical therapy intervention on diabetic patients with foot burns. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the potential efficacy of sensorimotor exercise on pain, proprioception, mobility, balance, and quality of life in diabetic patients with foot burns. Methods: Between July 2019 and February 2020, thirty-three diabetic patients with foot burns, aged 32 to 46yrs, were enrolled in this randomized control study, and randomized consecutively into two groups, study group (n =16) and control group (n =17). The study group underwent a sensorimotor exercise program thrice a week for 12 consecutive weeks, however the control group did not undergo the exercise intervention. Both groups were instructed to conduct home exercises. Visual analogue scale (VAS), proprioceptive responses, time-up and go (TUG) values, and short form-36 (SF-36) have been assessed prior and subsequent to the study intervention. Results: No significant differences were observed between groups regarding baseline data (p >0.05). Subsequent to 12wk intervention, the study group showed significant improve- ments in outcome measures (proprioceptive responses, p <0.05, VAS, p <0.001, TUG, p = 0.003, a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Accepted 5 August 2020 Available online xxx Keywords: Diabetes Foot burns Sensorimotor exercise Pain Proprioception * Corresponding author at: Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia. E-mail address: walidkamal.wr@gmail.com (W.K. Abdelbasset). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2020.08.002 0305-4179/© 2020 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved. b u r n s x x x ( 2 0 2 0 ) x x x x x x JBUR 6225 No. of Pages 7 Please cite this article in press as: W.K. Abdelbasset, et al., Potential efficacy of sensorimotor exercise program on pain, proprioception, mobility, and quality of life in diabetic patients with foot burns: A 12-week randomized control study, Burns (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2020.08.002 Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect jo u rn al h o mep age: w ww .elsevier .co m /loc ate/b u rn s