Comparative Study of the Effect of Rehabilitation Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

Current Health Sciences Journal

Gabriela Lapadat ; ROXANA POPESCU

关键词: rehabilitation;    diabetic peripheral neuropathy;   

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Craiova / University of Medicine and Pharmacy

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of the work is to compare the contribution of the rehabilitation treatment in diabetic peripheral neuropathy between patients with insulin-dependent diabetes (type 1) and non-insulin-dependent diabetes (type 2). Material and method. The study has been done on two groups, first with a number of 36 patients with type 1 diabetes and second with a number of 47 patients with type 2 diabetes, ages between the 50 and 86 years. All patients have been diagnosed with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Patients progress has been monitored by determining next parameters: Visual Analogue Scale for pain (VAS), Neuropathy Symptom Score (NSS), Neuropathy Disability Score (NDS) and Functional Assistant Screening Test (FAST). Each patient followed a rehabilitation treatment for a period of 15 days. Results.VAS, NSS, NDS and FAST presented after the treatment a significant decrease in the average score from initial stage, for both groups of patients. The following revealed an increase in average score value at 3 months and then, at 6 months, their values are maintaining significantly lower than the initial value. There are not significant differences between groups. Conclusions Treatment has had a favorable effect on all patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, regardless the type of diabetes.

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