This study assessed static and dynamic postural control in individuals with type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) using Computerized Dynamic Posturography (Bertec), hypothesizing that diabetes, especially with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), leads to significant impairments in postural stability.
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Discussion
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Audiologists and vestibular specialists should be aware that patients with diabetes may present with measurable postural control deficits; consider incorporating balance screening into vestibular assessments for this population.
Diabetes is a common comorbidity in audiology patients, and evidence of systematic postural control impairment strengthens the case for routine vestibular screening in this group.
- 01Cross-sectional study used Bertec computerized dynamic posturography to evaluate balance in diabetic patients.
- 02Both static and dynamic postural control were assessed in type 1 and type 2 diabetes populations.
- 03Exploratory design means findings are hypothesis-generating, not confirmatory.
- 04Impaired postural control in diabetes may have implications for fall risk and vestibular rehab referrals.
- 05Study is published in the International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology (doi: 10.65717/iao.2026.252191).
People with type 1 and type 2 diabetes have impaired dynamic postural control compared to expected norms.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42345413
- DOI
- 10.65717/iao.2026.252191.
- Journal
- International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 3
- Population
- Adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes
- Intervention
- Bertec computerized dynamic posturography assessment of static and dynamic postural control
Primary outcomes
Static postural control scores; Dynamic postural control scores