Efficacy of low level laser therapy on painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Cg SK, Maiya AG, Hande HM, Vidyasagar S, Rao K, Rajagopal KV
Laser therapy · 34 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Controlled clinical trial (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2015-01-01 · Laser Ther · vol. 24 · issue 3 · pp. 195–200
- Cited
- 53 citations · more than 81% of similar papers · 1.5× the field average
- References
- 25 works
- Access
- Open access (free to publish)
- Research areas
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine · Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management · Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Keywords
- Medicine, Peripheral neuropathy, Laser therapy, Peripheral, Diabetic neuropathy, Low level laser therapy, Diabetes mellitus, Internal medicine, Dermatology, Surgery, Laser, Endocrinology
6 authors
From IN
- Shashi KumarManipal Academy of Higher Education
- Arun Gundmi MaiyaManipal Academy of Higher Education
- Manjunath HandeManipal Academy of Higher Education
- Sudha VidyasagarManipal Academy of Higher Education
- Karthik Nagaraja RaoManipal Academy of Higher Education
- Rajagopal K.VManipal Academy of Higher Education
Abstract
Background & aims
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) accounts for most common complications of T2DM. Painful DPN is associated with functional limitation & poor quality of life. Therefore, objective of the study is to find the effect of low level laser therapy on painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) Materials & methods: The study design is pre-post observational design. After obtaining ethical clearance and informed consent, 19 T2DM subjects were screened and confirmed for peripheral neuropathy in an outpatient setting with biochemical parameter, pain scale and Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI). Low Level Laser therapy was irradiated through scanning mode with dosage of 3.1J/cm(2) on the plantar and dorsum of the foot and 3.4j/cm(2) with contact method for 10days and all subjects were reassessed at the end of the 10 day. Descriptive statistics and paired' test was used to analyze the pre-post finding within the group. Level of significance was set at p<0.05 RESULTS: The result analysis showed significant reduction in Pain using VAS scale (6.47 ± 0.84 to 1.21 ± 0.78 (p<0.001), MNSI (5.52 ± 1.26 to 2.71 ± 0.97 (reduction in Vibration perception threshold (32.68 ± 6.08 to 24.84 ± 4.29 (<0.001) and a significant increase in the temperature from baseline to post intervention (30.01 ± 2.11 to 31.75 ± 1.03 (p<0. 001).
Conclusion
In the present study, Low level laser therapy was found to be effective in type 2 DM with peripheral neuropathy.
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