[Diabetic peripheral neuropathy: reflections and drug-rehabilitative treatment]

Recenti Prog Med. 2009 Jul-Aug;100(7-8):337-42.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

About 60 to 70 percent of people with diabetes have some neuropathy. Diabetic neuropathy can be classified as peripheral, autonomic, proximal, focal and multifocal or mixed. Peripheral neuropathy, the most common type of diabetic neuropathy, causes pain and/or loss of feeling in the toes, feet, legs, hands, and arms; extreme sensitivity to touch, loss of balance and coordination; muscle weakness and loss of reflexes, especially at the ankle, leading to changes in the way a person walks. The aim of this study is to underline the importance of drug and rehabilitative approach in the therapy of peripheral neuropathy, that frequently influences both diabetes mellitus type 1 and diabetes mellitus type 2.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Cutaneous
  • Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
  • Capsaicin / therapeutic use
  • Diabetic Neuropathies / diagnosis
  • Diabetic Neuropathies / drug therapy*
  • Diabetic Neuropathies / epidemiology
  • Diabetic Neuropathies / rehabilitation*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Exercise Therapy
  • Humans
  • Massage
  • Orthotic Devices
  • Physical Therapy Modalities*
  • Prevalence
  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Sensory System Agents / therapeutic use
  • Sicily / epidemiology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Sensory System Agents
  • Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
  • Capsaicin