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Current Mind-body interventions for vascular complications of diabetes. |
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Monday, 20 December 2004 |
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Reviewers from the University of Virginia conclude that thermal biofeedback can improve peripheral circulation, pain, neuropathy, ulcer healing, ambulatory activity, and quality of life in people with diabetes mellitus with impaired blood flow to the limbs.
Researchers from The Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies at The University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville reviewed studies of thermal biofeedback as an intervention designed to help people with diabetes mellitus with the impaired peripheral blood flow that often occurs with this condition, causing complications, lower-extremity pain, reduced functional status, and impaired quality of life.
The reviewers conclude that thermal biofeedback, alone or in conjunction with other mind-body techniques, improves peripheral circulation, pain, neuropathy, ulcer healing, ambulatory activity, and quality of life. In addition, they write, it is noninvasive, inexpensive, and consistent with community-based approaches to diabetes self-management. As an adjunct to the medical management of diabetes, thermal biofeedback can help ameliorate some of the vascular complications associated with the disease.
Citation: Galper DI, Taylor AG, Cox DJ. Current status of mind-body interventions for vascular complications of diabetes. Family and Community Health. 2003 Jan-Mar; 26 (1): pages 34-40. |
