BACKGROUND: The sector of electro therapy grows rapidly recently; high tone power therapy (HTT) may be a new modality in this field with a primary aim directing towards its effect on the cellular metabolism. This work aimed to check the effect of high tone power therapy on functional ability and pain in diabetic patients with lumbar radiculopathy. METHODOLOGY: Sixty diabetic patients type II were randomly classified into two groups equally in number (control and study groups): group B (control) received selected designed program of therapy for 12 sessions every other day for four weeks, each session for 0.45 hour while group A (study) received high tone power therapy plus the same program of physiotherapy as control group for 12 sessions every other day, for four weeks, each session lasted for 1.45 hours, one hour for HTT and 45 min for selected designed physiotherapy program. Patients were assessed neurophysiologically by: (H-Reflex latency and amplitude study) through using NIHON KOHDEN, JAPAN, MEB-9200/9300 measuring device and by Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) for functional outcome and by Visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain intensity. RESULTS: This study revealed that neurophysiological measures were improved significantly in study group but not significantly improved in control group. Oswestry Disability Index (Functional outcome) was improved significantly in both groups with higher improvement results for study group and pain was improved significantly in both groups. CONCLUSION(S): HTT can be included as a valuable, effective and non-invasive method for enhancing neurophysiological, pain and functional abilities of patients with type II diabetes.

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