The restorative effects of pulsed infrared light therapy on significant loss of peripheral protective sensation in patients with long-term type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Acta Diabetologica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-33

  Arnall, D A ^a   Nelson, A G ^b   Lopez L ^c   Sanz, N ^c   Iversen, L ^d   Sanz, I ^c   Stambaugh, L ^e   Arnall, S B ^f  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e GE Analytical Instruments   (United States)

^f GE Analytical Instruments ^*

Author keywords

Infrared light modality; Loss of protective sensation; Peripheral neuropathy; Peripheral protective sensation; Physical therapy; Pulsed infrared light therapy; Semmes Weinstein monofilaments; Type 1 diabetes mellitus; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEUROPROTECTION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERFUSION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSATION;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY TEMPERATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SPAIN; WALKING;

EID: 33646856013     PISSN: 09405429     EISSN: 14325233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00592-006-0207-5     Document Type: Article

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