Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1986 Oct;49(10):1191-4.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.49.10.1191.

A study of pain threshold in diabetics with neuropathic foot lesions

P M Le Quesne, C J Fowler

A study of pain threshold in diabetics with neuropathic foot lesions

P M Le Quesne et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1986 Oct.

Abstract

Pain thresholds to a pinch stimulus were measured at eight sites on the dorsum of both feet from 17 diabetic patients. Sixteen feet had neuropathic ulcers and seven had Charcot arthropathy. Vibration perception thresholds, radial nerve action potentials, muscle action potentials of flexor digitorum brevis, autonomic cardiovascular reflexes and reflex sweat output were also measured. Pinch pain threshold was abnormal in 15 diabetic feet, 11 having one or more insensitive sites. There was a greater variability in threshold between sites tested in diabetic than control subjects.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Pain. 1977 Aug;3(4):353-65 - PubMed
    1. Diabetologia. 1982 Mar;22(3):141-7 - PubMed
    1. Diabetologia. 1983 Aug;25(2):73-7 - PubMed
    1. Diabetologia. 1985 Mar;28(3):131-7 - PubMed
    1. Brain. 1983 Dec;106 ( Pt 4):791-807 - PubMed

Publication types