Neuropathy & Pain

In a reversal of two decades of medical reports, a Mayo Clinic study finds the frequency of nerve damage called diabetic polyneuropathy is similar in prediabetic patients and healthy people….

Sweat gland innervation index associated with glycated hemoglobin levels.…

Erectile dysfunction has traditionally been associated with vascular problems, but men with severe peripheral neuropathy frequently reported ED as well as failure with phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitors.…

Edited by Trisha Dunning AM, RN, MEd, PhD, CDE, FRCNA and Glenn Ward MBBS, BSc, DPhil (Oxon), FRACP, FRCPath Mr. LOQ self-referred to a diabetes center. “I have a horrible burning feeling in my feet especially at night. I have had diabetes for a while and find it hard to …

Four years of treatment with alpha-lipoic acid for diabetic polyneuropathy failed to achieve the study’s primary endpoint but did yield some clinically meaningful improvements, an international team reports.…

This week we finish up our Homerun Slides series from Dr. Aaron Vinik.…

This week’s slide collection courtesy Dr. Aaron Vinik, includes coverage of the advantages of fMRI scans and the most commonly used pain scales….

"On inspection the feet may look normal. There may be autonomic features of dry skin; distended veins that fail to collapse on raising the feet first described by my mentor Professor John Ward, There may be neuropathic oedema."  

This week we continue Dr. Aaron Vinik’s slide series on Diabetic Neuropathies….

"If King Hattusili III is cured from the fire that burns his feet, I will give a golden cup with a handle of lapis lazuli to Goddess Ningal!" — attributed to Queen Puduhepa, approx 1250 BC….