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Title: | Measuring the pain threshold and tolerance using electrical stimulation in patients with Type II diabetes mellitus | Authors: | Atalay Telli, Orçin Çavlak, Uğur |
Keywords: | Diabetics Neuropathy Pain threshold Pain tolerance adult aged arm article controlled study diabetic neuropathy electrostimulation female function test human leg major clinical study male nerve stimulation non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus pain assessment pain threshold priority journal screening test sensory dysfunction touch visual analog scale Adult Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetic Neuropathies Electric Stimulation Electrodiagnosis Female Humans Male Middle Aged Pain Measurement Pain Threshold Reference Values |
Abstract: | Objective: The aim of the study was to assess pain threshold and tolerance in diabetics with/without neuropathy and to compare that in with healthy controls. Methods: In this cross-sectional and comparative study, 79 diabetics (57 without neuropathy and 22 with neuropathy) and 32 healthy controls (63 women and 48 men) with a mean age of 48.11±7.52 years were studied. Seventy-nine diabetics, aged 33 to 74, who met inclusion criteria were evaluated using electrical stimulation (faradic current) to assess pain threshold and tolerance on upper and lower extremities and were compared with healthy controls. They also were evaluated using Michigan Neuropathy Screening Index (MNSI), 5.07 mmg Semmes Weinstein Monofilament, and visual analog scale (VAS). Pain threshold and tolerance were measured experimentally. Results: Of all participants, 32.4% had pain complain. Eighteen diabetics without neuropathy (31.6%) and 9 diabetics with neuropathy (40.9%) reported pain. The result of upper and lower extremities' pain threshold and tolerance showed that there was a significant difference between diabetics and healthy participants (P<.05). Diabetics with neuropathy had the highest pain threshold and tolerance. The impairments in light touch sense were highest in diabetics with neuropathy (P<.05). Conclusion: Measuring pain threshold and tolerance of diabetic patients using electrical stimulation is an easy, noninvasive, cheap and repeatable method and can be used for defining the onset of diabetic neuropathy and controlling prognosis at early stage. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11499/4516 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2005.07.004 |
ISSN: | 1056-8727 |
Appears in Collections: | Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Yüksekokulu Koleksiyonu PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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