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Shock wave therapy uses sound energy waves to improve blood flow and promote healing. This treatment has been linked to reduced pain and overall symptom improvement for people with diabetic neuropathy ...

Diabetic neuropathy could qualify you for disability pay. The determination will depend on how severe your condition is. You’ll need to prove that your diabetic neuropathy interferes with your ability ...

People with diabetes often experience foot complications. Diabetic neuropathy is one of the complications that arises due to consistently elevated blood sugar levels. It is the damage to nerves that ...

Diabetes poses a serious threat to foot and ankle health, especially in Bexar County, where amputation rates are ...

A neuroma is a benign tumor that is formed when the small nerves in the forefoot are pinched between the metatarsal bones. Symptoms commonly described are tingling, numbness, cramping, burning or an ...

Diabetes is the eight-leading cause of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – and that figure may be underreported. Experts say diabetes symptoms ...

Neuropathy was associated with masticatory (chewing) dysfunction independent of missing teeth or diabetes severity in a small study in Japan. The decreased chewing ability was independent of missing ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A collaborative study between Mayo Clinic and a medical center in Russia found that alpha lipoic acid (ALA) significantly and rapidly reduces the frequency and severity of symptoms ...

Studies in mice by a Salk Institute research team have shown how altered amino acid metabolism can represent a contributing factor to diabetes-associated peripheral neuropathy. Their experiments found ...