Diabetes mellitus is one of the commonest metabolic disorder in the world which is also responsible for manifesting other diseases. It has a deleterious effect on the nerves resulting in diabetic neuropathy. Patients with diabetic neuropathy have reported to be more disabled in self-care tasks and housework. But the general therapeutic measures pays less attention to the upper limb problems. Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) is a rehabilitation approach to the disability associated with diabetic neuropathy that is widely used by physiotherapists in many countries. Theraband exercises with PNF pattern on the other hand can be an alternative to the conventional PNF technique in the management of subjects with diabetic neuropathy. So this study was done with an objective of comparing the effectiveness of the PNF technique and the Theraband exercises with PNF pattern along with conventional exercises common to both groups on the upper limb functions in patients with diabetic neuropathy

Diabetic Mellitus, Diabetic Neuropathy, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Theraband, Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument, Upper Extremity Functional Index