A new study found that peripheral neuropathy is linked to slow gait and impaired lower extremity performance in older adults with and without diabetes. Peripheral neuropathy is a progressive ...

Zhang W, Li S, Zheng X. Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of multiple lower extremity nerve decompression in diabetic peripheral neuropathy. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2013;74 (2):96-100.

Approximately 37.3 million US adults have diabetes. 2 Diabetic neuropathy will affect up to half of them during their lifetime. 3 Furthermore, about 150,000 American adults undergo lower extremity ...

Slowly lift one leg to the side and hold for 5–10 seconds. Lower your leg at the same pace. Repeat with the other leg. As you improve balance, try this exercise without holding onto the counter.

Source Reference: Brenowitz WD, et al "Associations of lower extremity peripheral nerve impairment and risk of dementia in Black and white older adults" Neurology 2022; DOI: 10.1212/WNL ...

The study also uncovered new associations between greater height and a higher risk of peripheral neuropathy, which is caused by damage to nerves on the extremities, as well as skin and bone ...

Diabetes accounts for about 30 percent of all cases of peripheral neuropathy. About two-thirds of diabetics deal with mild to severe forms of nerve damage, which can be the first signs of the disease.

The Henderson peripheral nerve surgeon has two fingers inserted into a 53-year-old woman’s left ankle during surgery to correct tarsal tunnel syndrome, the lower extremity equivalent of the more ...

The treatment of peripheral Neuropathy has some very new and innovative protocols. God bless America and all of our troops. Yours in good health! Originally Published: June 17, 2018 at 10:05 PM MDT ...

Archive Peripheral Entrapment Neuropathies of the Upper Extremity Authors: W. A. L. Thompson and H. P. Kopell Author Info & Affiliations Published June 18, 1959 N Engl J Med 1959;260: 1261 - 1265 ...

REHABILITATION of the upper extremity in hemiplegie patients presents multiple problems. Superimposed musculoskeletal and neuromuscular complications may be obscured by the hemiplegia. Prompt recog ...