Barkur Ananthakrishna Shastry

Association of small nerve fiber dysfunction on pain characteristics in type 2 diabetes mellitus individuals with chronic low back pain

Abstract Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with small nerve fiber (SNF) dysfunction. Quantitative assessment of thermal perception thresholds is a validated method for evaluating SNF dysfunction. Pain characteristics such as numbness and pain irritability are commonly...