Podiatrist-led buying guides for neuropathy: shoes, socks, creams, supplements, braces and devices, each judged on the clinical problem it is supposed to solve.
Product guidance · Socks Compression socks and neuropathy: when they help, and when they make things worse Compression socks don’t treat nerve damage. They treat swelling. For someone with neuropathy that difference matters, because the same squeeze that helps a swollen ankle can hurt a foot that can’t feel it, or a leg whose arteries … Read more
Product guidance · Supplements Magnesium for nerve pain: which form, and does it help? Here is what the trials of magnesium for nerve pain found, which forms are absorbed best, how much is safe, and who should check with a doctor first. Written by the Managing Neuropathy editorial team under the direction of Dr. Tom … Read more
Product guidance · Supplements Benfotiamine for neuropathy: dose, evidence and side effects Benfotiamine is a form of vitamin B1 that the body absorbs far better than ordinary thiamine, and it is one of the most talked-about supplements for diabetic nerve pain. Here is what the trials found, including the most recent one. Written by the … Read more
Most unnoticed foot injuries in neuropathy happen at home, barefoot, on a floor that feels safe.
Foot drop braces compared: the main AFO types, braces that work with your shoes, custom versus off-the-shelf, and why the cause has to come first.
Alpha-lipoic acid has the most respectable evidence of any supplement sold for nerve pain, and one safety issue almost no retailer mentions: it can lower blood.
Medicare covers a pair of shoes and three pairs of inserts each year for people with diabetes who qualify — and most never hear about it.
“Diabetic sock” is a marketing category, not a regulated standard. A podiatrist-led guide to the six features that actually matter.
A foot massager is a comfort device, not a treatment — and its heat function is the main way these injure feet that cannot feel temperature.
Which creams actually help nerve pain in the feet, capsaicin and lidocaine included, which rubs only soothe, and how to use them without harm.