@misc{Abdelaal_Ashraf_Abdelaal_Mohamed_Effect_2024, author={Abdelaal, Ashraf Abdelaal Mohamed and Albatati, Roz Saeed and Yamani, Danyah Mohammed and Abdullatif Ali, Reem Amin and Salem, Ghaidaa Adel and Mahboob, Lamis Hatem and Alotaibi, Dhay Talal and Alqurashi, Maha Fawzi}, year={2024}, rights={Wszystkie prawa zastrzeżone (Copyright)}, publisher={Wydawnictwo Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego im. Polskich Olimpijczyków we Wrocławiu}, language={ang}, abstract={Introduction. To evaluate the cross-over association of moderate-to-high-intensity interval-training (M-HIIT) and low-frequency pulsed-electromagnetic field therapy (LFPMT) on functional balance (FB) and ankle-brachial index (ABI) in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN).Methods. Twenty-four participants with DPN, age 40–65 years, 0.6 < ABI 0.9, were randomly allocated into group A (n = 7) and received M-HIIT followed by LFPMT, group B (n = 9) and received LFPMT followed by M-HIIT, or group C (n = 8) as the control group. Each of the LFPMT (15 Hz, 20 G, for 24 min) and the M-HIIT was provided twice weekly, for 4 weeks. Variables were evaluated pre and after 4 and 8 weeks.Results. After 4 weeks, the FB significantly increased [by 9.08% (p = 0.00) and by 6.82% (p = 0.00)] and the ABI significantly increased [by 7.84% (p = 0.01) and 12.57% (p = 0.03)], while after 8 weeks, the FB significantly increased [by 13.03% (p = 0.00) and 11.26% (p = 00)] and the ABI significantly increased [by 10.05% (p = 0.01) and 13.01% (p = 0.01)] in groups A and B, respec-tively. Significant differences existed between-groups after 4 weeks in the [FB (p = 0.00) and ABI (p = 0.02)], and after 8 weeks [FB (p = 0.00) and ABI (p = 0.01)]. Post-hoc comparisons revealed the FB most significantly increased (p = 0.001) in group A, while the ABI more significantly increased (p = 0.02) in group B.Conclusions. Combined M-HIIT and LFPMT programs were effective in improving FB and ABI. Furthermore, starting the re-habilitation regimen with M-HIIT followed by LFPMT had a superior effect in improving the FB while starting the program with LFPMT followed by M-HIIT was more effective in improving the ABI in patients with DPN.}, type={artykuł}, title={Effect of interval training and electromagnetic field therapy on functional balance and peripheral arterial disease severity in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy: randomised controlled trial}, keywords={exercise therapy, magnetic field, falling, ankle brachial index, diabetic polyneuropathy}, }