Prescribing Home Digital Thermometry Coupled with Activity Dosing and Optimized Offloading to Prolong Diabetic Foot Remission: A Case Report
Fernando, Malindu E., Blanchette, Virginie, Woelfel, Stephanie L., Armstrong, Alexandria, DuBourdieu, Charles, Shin, Laura, and Armstrong, David G. (2024) Prescribing Home Digital Thermometry Coupled with Activity Dosing and Optimized Offloading to Prolong Diabetic Foot Remission: A Case Report. International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds. (In Press)
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Abstract
People with a history of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) experience diminished health-related quality of life and are at a 40% annual risk of DFU recurrence. Due to a fear of DFU recurrence, people in DFU remission participate less in physical activity and moderate-intensity exercise when compared to people with diabetes who have not had wounds. There is novel evidence to suggest that too little activity during DFU remission contributes to only low magnitudes of repetitive tissue loading creating a higher susceptibility to skin trauma during inadvertent high-activity bouts. Conversely, a hasty return to too much activity could lead to rapid recurrence. There is now high-level evidence from multiple meta-analyses to indicate that home-based foot temperature monitoring, coupled with activity modification and daily inspection of the feet for impending signs of ulceration, could reduce the risk of ulcer recurrence by 50%. There is little evidence, however, to guide the decision-making regarding the appropriate quantity and frequency of physical activity during DFU remission and the acceptability from the patient perspective. This has resulted in limited uptake of this novel intervention in clinical practice. Earlier, we proposed that activity can be dosed for people in foot ulcer remission, just like insulin or medication is dosed. Here, we describe a patient-centered approach to implementing home foot temperature monitoring coupled with daily foot checks and dosage-based return to physical activity in a patient in DFU remission, including his perspective. We believe using such an approach could maximize ulcer-free days in remission, thereby improving quality of life.
Item ID: | 79531 |
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Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
ISSN: | 1552-6941 |
Keywords: | biomechanics, diabetes, exercise therapy, foot ulcer, gait, offloading, rehabilitation |
Copyright Information: | © The Author(s) 2023. Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions |
Date Deposited: | 23 Jan 2024 01:10 |
FoR Codes: | 32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3206 Medical biotechnology > 320602 Medical biotechnology diagnostics (incl. biosensors) @ 30% 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science > 420107 Podiatry @ 30% 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4202 Epidemiology > 420202 Disease surveillance @ 40% |
SEO Codes: | 20 HEALTH > 2001 Clinical health > 200105 Treatment of human diseases and conditions @ 100% |
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