Increasing the Degrees of Freedom for Treating Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
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Treating Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: An Update.
Painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy occurs in approximately 25% of patients with diabetes mellitus who are treated in the office setting and significantly affects quality of life. It typically causes burning pain, paresthesias, and numbness in a stocking-glove pattern that progresses proximally from the feet and hands. Clinicians should carefully consider the patient's goals and functional s...
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conclusions both tens and prf lumbar sympathectomy are promising pain relief treatments for painful dnp. however, prf lumbar sympathectomy seems to have a superior efficacy. further studies with a larger sample size and a longer follow-up period are needed. background painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (dpn) is a long-term complication of type 1 and type 2 diabetes that majorly impacts qual...
متن کامل[Acupuncture for painful diabetic neuropathy].
In the present study I investigated the effects of acupuncture treatment on the pain of diabetic neuropathy and parsesthesia as well as the duration of the morbidity and treatment results. The study examined subjective symptoms associated with diabetic neuropathy (like spontaneous pain and parsesthesia) in 38 patients (divided into a 20-patient group treated with acupuncture and an 18-patient d...
متن کاملPainful Diabetic Neuropathy
N europathic pain exerts a substantial impact on quality of life, particularly by causing considerable interference in sleep, daily activities, and enjoyment of life. Chronic neuropathic pain is present in 13–26% of diabetic patients (1– 4). In a recent survey from Augsburg, Germany, the prevalence of painful polyneuropathy was found to be 13.3% in diabetic subjects, 8.7% in individuals with im...
متن کاملPainful diabetic neuropathy.
PDN is commonly caused by involvement of either the C fibres or the Aδ fibres. PDN caused by the involvement of small nerve fibers (C fibres), may present without objective clinical findings, such as decreased peripheral reflexes or abnormalities, on routine electrophysiological studies. Small fiber neuropathies may manifest as a number of different clinical symptoms, including allodynia, burni...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pain & Relief
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2167-0846
DOI: 10.4172/2167-0846.1000e119