Tag: painful diabetic neuropathy

The impact of 10 kHz spinal cord stimulation (SCS) on protective sensation in people with painful diabetic neuropathy

How is this working? Like a pair of noise-cancelling headphones, perhaps? Filtering out the painful sensation allowing for normal touch perception? Here are data from our combined teams. Perhaps this calls for a larger randomized controlled trial to confirm or refute these fascinating findings. In a recent study titled "Improvement in Protective Sensation: Clinical Evidence... Continue Reading →

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Prevalence and risk factors for diabetic peripheral neuropathy, neuropathic pain and foot ulceration in the Arabian Gulf Region

Important work from our colleagues throughout the Gulf states. Anchored by Rayaz Malik of Cornell/Doha. Bottom line- the largest ever study in the region shows that so much of this is silent and sinister. For instance: 43% prevalence of painful diabetic neuropathy of whom 54% were undiagnosed. Risk factors for painless, painful neuropathy and diabetic... Continue Reading →

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Screening, diagnosis and management of diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy in clinical practice: International expert consensus recommendations #Neuropathy #DiabeticFoot #PDN #ActAgainstAmputation

Great work by an all-star consensus panel with practical recommendations. Diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSPN) affects around one third of people with diabetes and accounts for considerable morbidity, increased risk of mortality, reduced quality of life, and increased health care costs resulting particularly from neuropathic pain and foot ulcers. Painful DSPN is encountered in 13-26% of... Continue Reading →

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