Spinal cord stimulation is effective in treating pain in diabetic patients

[Northerner]

Thanks to researchers at the University of Twente, patients suffering from diabetic neuropathy can now benefit from a new treatment : spinal cord stimulation. Diabetic neuropathy, a frequent complication of diabetes mellitus, seriously affects the quality of life of patients and does not respond to common analgesics. Cecile de Vos, PhD student at the University of Twente and the medical physicist working at Medisch Spectrum Twente Hospital, noted that this new method is promising for patients with diabetes.

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