CHSJ

Curr Health Sci J, vol. 39, no. 4, 2013

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

[Original Paper]

G. LAPADAT(1), R. POPESCU(2)


(1)Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Remed Clinic, Bucharest, Romania;
(2)Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania


Abstract:

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.


Keywords: rehabilitation, diabetic peripheral neuropathy



Corresponding: Gabriela Lapadat, MD, Remed Clinic, Bd. Timisoara, nr.27, bl.G, et.2, ap.10, sect.6, Bucharest, Romania, e-mail: rmdclinic@yahoo.com


DOI 10.12865/CHSJ.39.04.08 - Download PDF
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