Rehabilitation after amputation of the lower limb in the course of Diabetic Foot Syndrome

Karpińska Anna, Karpińska Ewa Małgorzata, Klich-Kufel Maria. Rehabilitation after amputation of the lower limb in the course of Diabetic Foot Syndrome. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(6):354-360. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3249513 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/7040 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2019; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 05.05.2019. Revised: 25.05.2019. Accepted: 19.06.2019. Rehabilitation after amputation of the lower limb in the course of Diabetic Foot Syndrome Name Anna Karpińska Affiliation Zakład Pielęgniarstwa Chirurgicznego i Leczenia Ran Przewlekłych, Katedra Pielęgniarstwa Zabiegowego, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Collegium Medicum im. Ludwika Rydygiera w Bydgoszczy Country Poland Bio Statement Wydział nauk o Zdrowiu, CM UMK w Bydgoszczy Principal contact for editorial correspondence. Name Ewa Małgorzata Karpińska Affiliation Poradnia Leczenia Ran Przewlekłych, Szpital Uniwersytecki nr 1 im. dr A. Jurasza, Collegium Medicum im. L. Rydygiera w Bydgoszczy, UMK w Toruniu Country Poland Bio Statement — Name Maria Klich-Kufel Affiliation Poradnia Kardiologiczna,Szpital Uniwersytecki nr 1 im. dr A. Jurasza, Collegium Medicum im. L. Rydygiera w Bydgoszczy, UMK w Toruniu Country Poland Bio Statement — Abstract One of the most popular civilization diseases is type II diabetes. Abnormal glucose metabolism leads to life-threatening complications within the nervous and vascular systems. Irregularities of these systems in case of some patients lead to the development of the Diabetic Foot Syndrome. The resulting imprints, wounds, abrasions and calluses are a good environment for the development of bacteria, which is why there is a high risk of wound infection leading to the appearance of a difficult to heal ulcer. In life-threatening conditions, doctors decide to amputate the limb. In order to regain dexperity and independence, the patient after the limb amputation should start rehabilitation as soon as possible. Key words: diabetes, physiotherapy, prosthetics, amputatio