Foot health is essential, particularly for those with health concerns like diabetes, neuropathy or circulation issues. Understanding the difference between non-binding diabetic socks and compression ...

Experiencing tingling or numbness to the feet? It could mean you have neuropathy, or peripheral neuropathy, a condition that occurs when nerves that carry messages to and from the brain and spinal ...

Diabetic socks refer to looser-fitting socks that prevent skin irritation and protect the feet. They are different than compression socks, which are generally tight-fitting and aim to prevent swelling ...

Researchers in Switzerland have stuffed a bunch of chips and sensors into socks to help people who suffer from some of the worst symptoms of diabetes – chronic pain and a loss of sensation in the feet ...

A pair of washable and reuseable socks with a special sensor could be key to continuously monitoring foot temperature in patients with diabetic neuropathy, according to a study in JMIR sponsored by ...

A wearable electrical-stimulation and vibration-therapy system designed by engineering students might be just what the doctor ordered for people experiencing foot pain and balance loss due to diabetic ...