en پژوهشی اصيل Original Research <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="background:white"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">Aims</span></span></span></b><span style="background:white"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">: Diabetes is a set of complex disorders in the metabolism of protein, fat and carbohydrates, which by creating physiological and biochemical changes in nerve cells, causes chronic psychomotor and musculoskeletal disorders such as disorders in muscle strength and balance.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="background:white"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">Materials & Methods</span></span></span></b><span style="background:white"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">: </span></span></span><span style="background:white"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">In this cross-sectional study, 70 known cases of diabetes type Ⅱ and 70 healthy people aged 40 to 70 years and without skeletal-muscular and cognitive problems were investigated by a</span></span></span> <span style="background:white"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">multiple step (convenience, random block) <span style="color:black">method. In each groups, the demographic questionnaire, Berg balance scale and muscle strength were measured with a manual dynamometer. Chi-Square, Fisher&#39;s exact test and t-test </span></span></span><span style="background:white"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">were used to analyze the data.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="background:white"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">Findings</span></span></span></b><span style="background:white"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">: According to the results of this study, the average score of the Berg test in the control group was higher than the </span></span></span><span style="background:white"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">diabetes type Ⅱ patients </span></span></span><span style="background:white"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">(p&le;0.05) and the strength of the selected muscles of the lower limbs, except plantar flexor, was higher in the control group than in the</span></span></span><span style="background:white"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black"> diabetes type Ⅱ </span></span></span><span style="background:white"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">(p&le;0.05).</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="background:white"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">Conclusion</span></span></span></b><span style="background:white"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><span style="color:black">: </span></span></span><span style="background:white"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Dynamic balance and independence walking in healthy people is more than patients with diabetes. <span style="color:black">Therefore, occupational therapy intervention is recommended to reduce the risk of falls and diabetic foot ulcer.</span></span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="FA" style="background:white"><span b="" nazanin="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:red"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Dynamic Balance, Diabetes, Muscle Strength 175 182 http://jccs.yums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-245-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 S. Sadeghi Sedeh 10031947532846005763 10031947532846005763 No Department of Occupational Therapy, the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran M. Rezaei 10031947532846005764 10031947532846005764 No Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran S. Fatorehchy 10031947532846005765 10031947532846005765 No Department of Occupational Therapy, the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran J. Javaheri 10031947532846005766 10031947532846005766 No Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran B. Sadeghi Sedeh drbhs59176@gmail.com 10031947532846005767 10031947532846005767 Yes Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran