Methodology
High tone therapy was applied to the patients twice a week for a total of eight weeks. With the aid of visual analog scales (1 = no pain, 10 = very strong pain) the participants’ extent of symptoms (prickle, burning, pain, numbness) before and after high tone therapy was evaluated.
Laser doppler – Measurement of the Microcirculation in the back of the foot
With a Laser Doppler Unit the relative increase of the capillary blood flow in skin on the back of the foot after a 2 minute vessel occlusion was measured before and after a 1 hour High Tone therapy.
Improved micro vascular endothelial cell function after High Tone Therapy
Conclusions
High Tone therapy reduces pain sensation and prickle paraesthesia for patients with diabetes type 2
High Tone therapy improves the micro vascular endothelial cell function
The effect of the treatment on symptoms and micro circulation have to be correlated in larger cohorts in order to analyze the pathophysiological connection
Limitations of the study: no placebo intervention possible
The present summary is based on the findings reported in the following original publication:
Humpert, P. M., Rudofsky, G., Morcos, M., Bärholz, A., & Nawroth, P. P.
High frequent muscle stimulation as a treatment for painful neuropathy for type 2 diabetes improves the microvascular endothelial cell function.
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Department for Internal Medicine and Clinical Chemistry.