Table 1.
Dynamics of pain rating index of sensory and affective dimensions of MPQ during treatment of diabetic patients with painful distal axonal neuropathy at different periods.
| Group | Before Treatment (Mean ± S.E.M.) |
After Treatment (Mean ± S.E.M.) |
2 Months Post-treatment (Mean ± S.E.M.) |
6 Months Post-treatment (Mean ± S.E.M.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensory Dimensions | ||||
| Control group | 16.2 ± 0.41 | 11.4 ± 0.56 * | 10.4 ± 0.40 * | 14.7 ± 0.49 |
| HF TENS | 15.3 ± 0.42 | 6.10 ± 0.43 *# | 7.22 ± 0.43 *# | 10.3 ± 0.36 *# |
| LF TENS | 15.2 ± 0.43 | 9.42 ± 0.42 *# | 7.51 ± 0.42 *# | 11.1 ± 0.45 *# |
| Affective Dimensions | ||||
| Control group | 10.2 ± 0.39 | 6.4 ± 0.28 * | 7.2 ± 0.27 * | 9.82 ± 0.4 |
| HF TENS | 9.10 ± 0.35 | 5.0 ± 0.21 *# | 5.5 ± 0.11 *# | 6.9 ± 0.29 *# |
| LF TENS | 10.3 ± 0.36 | 3.28 ± 0.27 *# | 2.9 ± 0.17 *# | 4.5 ± 0.34 *# |
| Evaluative Dimensions | ||||
| Control group | 4.5 ± 0.11 | 3.4 ± 0.26 * | 3.3 ± 0.20 * | 4.3 ± 0.19 |
| HF TENS | 4.6 ± 0.12 | 1.5 ± 0.13 *# | 2.3 ± 0.13 *# | 2.8 ± 0.16 *# |
| LF TENS | 4.6 ± 0.11 | 1.7 ± 0.12 *# | 1.5 ± 0.12 *# | 2.7 ± 0.15 *# |
| Total Pain Rating Index | ||||
| Control group | 30.9 ± 0.37 | 21.2 ± 0.25 * | 20.9 ± 0.23 * | 28.8 ± 0.24 |
| HF TENS | 29.0 ± 0.39 | 12.6 ± 0.24 *# | 15 ± 0.22 *# | 20 ± 0.24 *# |
| LF TENS | 30.1 ± 0.37 | 14.4 ± 0.24 *# | 11.9 ± 0.17 *# | 18.3 ± 0.23 *# |
Note: * p < 0.05—reliability of differences in results compared to the initial values before treatment; # p < 0.05—compared with similar values of the control group.