Diabetic Foot Disease: Emerging Technologies: Electrical Stimulation as an Adjunctive Treatment of Painful and Sensory Diabetic Neuropathy

摘要

BackgroundThe objective of this review is to evaluate the use of electrical stimulation to treat diabetic neuropathy. Application of electrical stimulation may provide a novel treatment option for large and small fiber neuropathy in persons with diabetes. Large and small nerve neuropathy alters pain, proprioception, touch perception, and motor function, which cause burning foot pain and serve as protective mechanisms from ulcerations.