| Autor: |
Jannu, Chiranjeevi, Babu, Prathap Suganthira, Puchchakayala, Goverdhan, Chandupatla, Vahini Devi |
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Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development; Oct2018, Vol. 9 Issue 10, p121-124, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
Background: Diabetic neuropathy (DN) is possible and is the commonest among all long-term complications of diabetes mellitus(DM). Manifestations may be somatic or autonomic. Parasthesias involving the lower limbs are usually the earliest manifestations. In course of time numbness is found from loss or diminished sense of touch, pain, temperature, vibration and position sense in long - standing cases. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation(TENS) is a safe noninvasive treatment. This helps in blocking of pain gate mechanism. Interferential therapy(IFT) is the application of two medium-frequency currents in order to produce an amplitude-modulated low frequency effect in the tissues. Objective: Is to evaluate the effect of IFT vs TENS to reduce pain in patients with diabetic neuropathy. Method & Methodology: 30 patients were arbitrarily selected and alienated into two groups (Group A and Group B) correspondingly. Group A was treated with TENS for 15mins/5times/week. Group B was treated with IFT for 15mins/5 times/week with an intensity obtained to an appropriate level with the control of the patient's feeling and with free exercises for both groups for a period of 4 weeks. The pre & post treatment values were extracted. Results: Table .1 represents the pre and post values of Group A and B. Table.2 shows the comparison between both the groups A & B. Group B showed statistically more reduction in the intensity of pain when compared with Group A. Conclusion: IFT is more effective in reducing pain in patients suffering with Neuropathic pain when compared with TENS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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