Tens Unit Settings For Diabetic Foot Pain
Highlights
Overview
- About 75% of people in the United States have foot pain at some time in their lives.
- Nearly all cases of foot pain can be attributed to one of the following:
- Ill-fitting shoes
- High-impact exercise
- Certain medical conditions
- Foot pain generally starts in one of three places: the toes, the forefoot, or the hindfoot.
Risk Factors
- Elderly people are at very high risk for foot problems.
- Women are at higher risk than men for severe foot pain, probably because of high-heeled shoes.
- Medical...
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