Possibilities of TECAR therapy in correction of clinical manifestations of diabetic peripheral neuropathy
https://doi.org/10.24884/1607-4181-2026-33-1-65-74
Abstract
TECAR therapy is a modern technology of contact diathermy based on the transmission of high-frequency electromagnetic energy and the achievement of controlled and directed warming of body tissues. A comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of TECAR therapy was performed in 28 patients (10 men, 18 women, and aged 45 to 72 years) with type 2 diabetes mellitus and clinical manifestations of peripheral neuropathy. A course of 10 procedures of TECAR therapy with acupuncture points was conducted. The severity of the manifestations of polyneuropathy (sensory, motor component, neuropathic pain, sensitive ataxia) was assessed before treatment and 30 days after the course of TECAR. The results obtained demonstrate the effectiveness of TECAR in correcting the manifestations of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, in particular, reducing neuropathic pain, reducing sensory deficit, and reducing the manifestations of sensory ataxia (p<0.05).
About the Authors
V. A. Shidlovskiy
Pavlov University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Shidlovskiy Viktor A., Neurologist of the Neurological Department № 2 of the Clinic of the Research Institute of Neurology
6-8, L’va Tolstogo str., Saint Petersburg, 197022
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A. A. Yakovlev
Pavlov University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Yakovlev Aleksei A., Cand. of Sci. (Med.), Doctor of the Highest Category, Neurologist, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine, Reflexologist, Head of the Neurological Department № 2 of the Clinic of the Research Institute of Neurology, Assistant of the Department of Neurology and Manual Medicine
6-8, L’va Tolstogo str., Saint Petersburg, 197022
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E. A. Gorkovaya
Pavlov University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Gorkovaya Evgeniia A., Neurologist of the Neurological Department № 2 of the Clinic of the Research Institute of Neurology
6-8, L’va Tolstogo str., Saint Petersburg, 197022
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A. G. Smochilin
Pavlov University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Smochilin Andrei G., Neurologist of the Neurological Department № 2 of the Clinic of the Research Institute of Neurology
6-8, L’va Tolstogo str., Saint Petersburg, 197022
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M. V. Yakovleva
Pavlov University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Yakovleva Mariia V., Neurologist
6-8, L’va Tolstogo str., Saint Petersburg, 197022
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Shidlovskiy V.A., Yakovlev A.A., Gorkovaya E.A., Smochilin A.G., Yakovleva M.V. Possibilities of TECAR therapy in correction of clinical manifestations of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The Scientific Notes of the Pavlov University. 2026;33(1):65-74. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24884/1607-4181-2026-33-1-65-74
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