Lee Yeon Sil, Park Min Ki, Park Hahck Soo, Kim Won-Joong
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, 1071 Anyangcheon-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 May;98(20):e15695. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000015695.
Neuropathy secondary to diabetes mellitus often does not respond well to conventional therapy. Scrambler therapy may be an alternative treatment for otherwise intractable neuropathy.
A 45-year-old female complained of bilateral plantar foot pain. She had been treated for diabetes mellitus for 5 years. Oral analgesics did not resolve her pain. Even nerve block therapy did not adequately relieve her pain.
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
Scrambler therapy.
Pain reduction; the treatment effect was based around the location of the scrambler patch.
Scrambler therapy is effective for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Moreover, effective pain management can be achieved for patients who complain of general pain of the sole, including the toe, by attaching scrambler patches around the ankle.
糖尿病继发的神经病变通常对传统治疗反应不佳。扰频器疗法可能是治疗难治性神经病变的一种替代疗法。
一名45岁女性,主诉双侧足底疼痛。她患糖尿病已5年。口服镇痛药未能缓解其疼痛。即使神经阻滞疗法也未能充分减轻她的疼痛。
糖尿病周围神经病变。
扰频器疗法。
疼痛减轻;治疗效果取决于扰频器贴片的位置。
扰频器疗法对治疗糖尿病周围神经病变有效。此外,通过在脚踝周围粘贴扰频器贴片,对于主诉包括脚趾在内的足底一般性疼痛的患者,可实现有效的疼痛管理。