Electrical stimulation and electromagnetic field use in patients with diabetic neuropathy: systematic review and meta-analysis

Stein, Cinara; Eibel, Bruna; Sbruzzi, Graciele; Lago, Pedro Dal; Plentz, Rodrigo Della Méa

doi:10.1590/s1413-35552012005000083

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“…The similarity could be due to the reason that all studies used MSNI examination tool. The prevalence found in this study falls within the range reported by systematic reviews [12, 15, 16]. However, the range reported by those studies was much wider ranging from 26% to 77%.…”

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Peripheral Sensory Neuropathy and associated factors among adult diabetes mellitus patients in Bahr Dar, Ethiopia

Jember

Melsew

Fisseha

et al. 2017

J Diabetes Metab Disord

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BackgroundDiabetic sensory neuropathy is a common form of microvascular complication among diabetic patients. The swiftly growing population of people living with diabetes in Ethiopia and lack of elaborated scientific data on peripheral sensory neuropathy among diabetic population in Ethiopia prompted this work. This study was set out to assess the enormity and associated factors of peripheral sensory neuropathy among diabetes patients attending chronic illness clinic of Felege Hiwot Regional Referral Hospital, Bahr Dar, Northwest Ethiopia.MethodsAn institution based cross-sectional study was conducted at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital chronic illness clinic using Michigan neuropathy screening instrument tool for diabetic peripheral sensory neuropathy on 408 diabetic patients during 2016. Data were collected using interview, patient record review, anthropometric measurements and physical examination. Both bivariate and multivariate binary logistic regression was employed to identify factors associated with peripheral sensory neuropathy. Odds ratios with their 95% CI and P value less than 0.05 used to determine statistically significant associations.ResultsA total of 368 patients were included with the mean age of 49 ± 14.3 years. The overall prevalence of Peripheral Sensory Neuropathy was found to be 52.2%. The major associated factors identified by multivariate analysis were age >50 years: AOR: 3.0 CI [1.11, 7.89]; overweight and obese: AOR: 7.3 CI [3.57, 14.99]; duration of DM: AOR: 3.4 CI [1.75, 6.60]; not involved in physical exercise: AOR: 4.8 CI [1.90, 7.89]; male gender: AOR: 2.4 CI [1.18, 5.05].ConclusionAlmost half of the diabetic patients who attended Felege Hiwot regional referral hospital during study period were found to present with peripheral sensory neuropathy. Socio-demographic and bio characteristics like patients age, Body Mass Index, level of physical activity and marital status were significantly associated with diabetic peripheral sensory neuropathy.

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confidence: 81%

Peripheral Sensory Neuropathy and associated factors among adult diabetes mellitus patients in Bahr Dar, Ethiopia

Jember

Melsew

Fisseha

et al. 2017

J Diabetes Metab Disord

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“…11 The TENS is applied in a variety of frequencies, intensities and pulse duration, being the most used are: high frequency (Conventional), low frequency (acupuncture), Burst and brief intense. 12,13 About TENS, one of the subjects considered in the literature is the process of neural accommodation that occurs when a physiological response is continuously diminished by the repetitive application of the same stimulus. As an initial response, receptors act with high pulse frequency, whereas when the stimulus becomes constant, the pulse frequency decreases progressively.…”

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Objective: To evaluate the time, number of accommodation and the pleasantness for different forms of application of transcutaneous electrical nerve electrical stimulation (TENS) in nonspecific low back pain. Methods: A quantitative, randomized, crossover and comparative study was performed. Data were collected over a period of three weeks with a sample of twenty individuals with nonspecific low back pain who underwent three electrostimulation sessions with the Conventional TENS, Burst and VIF, held once per week. The individuals of the research were instructed to report the first and subsequent accommodation, and were subsequently questioned on the form they deemed most enjoyable. Results:In relation to the first accommodation, it was verified that there was a significant difference (p<0.05) when compared to the Conventional and Burst groups. Regarding the number of accommodation, a significant statistical difference (p<0.05) was observed when comparing the Conventional and VIF groups. There was no statistically significant difference in the pleasantness. Conclusion:The form of TENS VIF accommodated less, but the time required for accommodation was not higher than the others. There was nothing more preferred form of stimulation of volunteers.

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“…There are several methods used to evaluate impaired perception in DM (Donaghue, Giurini, Rosenblum, Weissman, & Veves, ; Feng, Schlosser, & Sumpio, ; Kenny, Sigal, & McGinn, ; Stein, Eibel, Sbruzzi, Lago, & Plentz, ; Thakral et al ., ; Thomsen, Cederlund, Speidel, & Dahlin, ). Of those methods, electrical current stimulation has been used for diagnosis of DM‐induced sensory loss.…”

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Measurement reliability of current perception threshold and pain threshold in parallel with blood sampling

Ogawa

Kimoto

Nakashima

et al. 2017

Clinical & Exp Dental Res

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The irritation and pain associated with oral blood sampling necessary to monitor glycemic control can alter oral sensation, but no studies have measured the reliability of oral sensation testing when performed concurrently with blood sampling. The primary and secondary aims of this study were to verify the measurement reliability of current perception threshold (CPT) and pain threshold (PT) tests performed before and after blood sampling and to investigate the differences in CPTs/PTs obtained from the oral cavity, hand, and foot, respectively. CPT/PT measurements were obtained from the oral mucosa and the tips of fingers and toes of 18 volunteers (10 males and 8 females, average age = 26.3 years) using electrical stimulation at frequencies of 5, 250, and 2,000 Hz. Participants also provided blood samples by pricking their own index fingers with a small needle. All subjects completed the following 3 conditions at once‐weekly intervals as follows: (a) sensory measurements followed by blood sampling (SB block); (b) blood sampling followed by sensory measurements (BS block); (c) sensory measurements without blood sampling (CO control block). Cronbach's α coefficients were over 0.78 for the SB, BS, and CO blocks, and are considered to be acceptable for assuring measurement reliability. The oral cavity had significantly lower CPT/PTs than both hands and feet, such that the threshold increased in the order oral cavity < hand < foot. CPT and PT measurements performed concurrently with blood sampling are both reliable and region specific, and for which the oral cavity is the most sensitive testing region.

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Electrical stimulation and electromagnetic field use in patients with diabetic neuropathy: systematic review and meta-analysis

Cited by 48 publications

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Peripheral Sensory Neuropathy and associated factors among adult diabetes mellitus patients in Bahr Dar, Ethiopia

Peripheral Sensory Neuropathy and associated factors among adult diabetes mellitus patients in Bahr Dar, Ethiopia

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