Effect of Buerger Allen Exercise on Lower Limb Tissue Perfusion among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Background: Diabetes mellitus is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. It
can lead to both macro and microvascular complications. Peripheral artery disease which is slow and
progressive in nature is one of the microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus. It is recognised
that the collateral blood flow to the legs and the heart can be restored through regular lower limb
exercises. The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of Buerger Allen exercise on lower limb tissue
perfusion among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Materials & Methods: A facility based pre-test and post-test comparison group design was adopted to
evaluate the lower limb tissue perfusion using Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index from sixty type 2 diabetes
mellitus patients who attended the non-communicable disease clinic of a primary health centre. The
samples were recruited using purposive sampling.
Results: The post-interventional mean score level of the ABPI score was statistically significant with
a t value of 4.580 at p 0.05.
Conclusion: Buerger Allen exercise was found to improve the lower limb tissue perfusion among type
2 diabetes mellitus patients