For people with painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN), treatment has traditionally focused on controlling burning, stabbing, and shooting pain. However, emerging research on spinal cord stimulation for diabetic neuropathy raises a more intriguing question: Could neuromodulation also improve sensation? Results from the SENZA-PDN clinical trial suggest that some patients receiving high-frequency …
Read More »One Drug Isn’t Enough: When Should Clinicians Combine Treatments for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy?
Finding the right diabetic neuropathy pain treatment can be challenging when a well-chosen first medication provides only partial relief. Burning, shooting pain, tingling, and allodynia can continue to disrupt sleep, mobility, mood, and daily function. Fortunately, clinicians do not always have to choose between abandoning a partially effective drug and …
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