Introduction. Painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common
complication of diabetes that interferes with daily living and causes severe
pain. Pharmacotherapy is the accepted treatment strategy, however, this
strategy is associated with high cost, minimal reductions in pain, and adverse
side effects. Thus, a critical need exists to develop alternative treatment
strategies. Purpose. To determine if a 12-week whole-body vibration (WBV)
intervention reduces pain in adults with DPN. Methods. Twenty-one adults
with physician confirmed painful DPN volunteered to take part in a 26-week
time series design study. Pain was assessed with the Brief Pain Inventory
Short Form [BPI-sf] and a 0-10 numeric rating scale [NRS]. The BPI-sf
contains two indices that respectively measure how pain interferes with daily
living and severity. The intervention began after a 12-week control period. At
week 13, participants were asked to stand on a WBV machine 3 d/week for 4,
3-min bouts at 30-50 Hz with 1-min rest intervals between bouts. Pain levels
were reported using the NRS before and after each bout. Results. Comparing
post- to pre-intervention, BPI-sf pain interference scores decreased from
5.61±1.40 to 2.39±1.82 (p≤0.001). BPI-sf pain severity scores decreased
from 5.1±0.64 to 3.1±1.87 (p≤0.01). Analyses of the NRS scores indicate
that pain decreased each week following WBV and that between weeks, pain
continued to decrease. Conclusion. These findings demonstrate that whole-body
vibration was effective at reducing pain in a sample of adults with painful
DPN. / Graduation date: 2012
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/30035 |
| Date | 05 June 2012 |
| Creators | Guzman, Ruben J. (Ruben Jacobo) |
| Contributors | Maddalozzo, Gianni F. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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