High tone power therapy has an effect on neurological symptoms and function outcome in patients with diabetic neuropathy. The aim: This study aimed to identify the effect of high tone power therapy on neurological symptoms and function outcome in patients with diabetic neuropathy.Methods: Sixty patients diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy, Their age ranged from fifty to sixty years old from Farskoor Public Hospital in Damietta were involved in this study. They were assigned into 2 groups equal

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... numbers . thirty patients received treatment with high tone power therapy in addition to their traditional physical therapy program. The other thirty patients received only their traditional physical therapy program ( active free exercises for hip flexion,extention, adduction, abduction , knee flexion, extention and gait training). Before inclusion in this study full description of study, procedures for each patient and written consent had been signed. All patients were evaluated with Katz Index of Independence and measuring Glyclated Haemoglobin Level (HbA1c) .These evaluations are repeated again 3 monthes later at the end of the study. The results: Control group included 19 male with percentage of 63.33% and 11 female with percentage of 36.66%, Study group included 18 male with percentage of 60% and 12 female with percentage of 40%. The results showed that there were significant differences in the mean values at post-treatment of HbA1c percentage (P=0.036; P<0.05) between study group and control group, Study group improved KATZ scale (72.08%) than control group (16.56%). Conclusion: High tone power therapy is effective in the treatment of neurological symptoms and increasing function outcome in patients with diabetic neuropathy. Egypt. J. of Appl. Sci., 36 (1) 2021 10-21