Speaking of hospitals... nerve pain caused by diabetes can be severe, constant, and hard to treat.<br />Luckily, a recent study shows treatments using electro-acupuncture could help reduce them.<br />Park Se-young has more. <br />Around ten to fifteen percent of Korean adults suffer from diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy is the most common complication.<br />High blood sugar damages the structure and function of nerve tissues, leading to pain and difficulty sleeping.<br />Now, the Korean Institute of Oriental Medicine has found through clinical research that electro-acupuncture treatment effectively reduces pain and helps patients sleep better.<br /><br /><br />"Patients that received the treatment for 8 weeks displayed twice the pain reducing effects as the control group."<br /><br />The test involved 126 patients with type 2 diabetes and a history of at least six months of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy.<br />The patients were randomly assigned to a group receiving twice-weekly acupuncture treatments or to a control group.<br />Electro-acupuncture offers a safe, effective way to treat the persistent pain, without the use of medication.<br />The study was published in the journal Diabetes Care.<br />Park Se-young, Arirang News. <br />
