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 ...

BECAUSE of the interest in the recent publication on peripheral entrapment neuropathies of the upper extremity,1 it was decided to review these conditions in the lower extremity. An entrapment poin ...

Symptoms of Femoral Neuropathy. The main symptoms of femoral neuropathy are pain, burning, tingling, and reduced sensations or numbness in the leg. You may also experience weakness in the affected ...

Femoral neuropathy involves pain, numbness, and weakness in the thigh that results from damage to the femoral nerve. ... Symptoms can affect the thigh and may occur in the knee, the lower leg, ...

Diabetic neuropathy is a complication of diabetes that may affect ... Severe damage can sometimes lead to amputation of the foot or lower leg. But for people who can manage their diabetes with ...

Poorly managed neuropathy may result in serious complications, ... about 130,000 people with a form of diabetes were discharged from the hospital after having a lower-extremity amputation.

REHABILITATION of the upper extremity in hemiplegie ... which in most cases is less favorable than that for the lower extremity. ... The clinical impression was pressure or traction neuropathy, ...

Possible causes of nerve pain in the foot include Morton’s neuroma, tarsal tunnel syndrome, sciatica, and diabetic neuropathy. Rest, painkillers, and physical therapy may reduce symptoms, but ...

Peripheral neuropathy, gait speed, and lower extremity function in community‐dwelling older adults with and without diabetes. Journal: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ...

Case 3 . Patient C is a 52-year-old white woman who presented with a 3-year history of numbness in her feet and progressive bilateral lower extremity weakness to the extent of impairing her mobility.

Peripheral neuropathies are a collection of over 100 disorders that have a variety of symptoms caused by impaired nerves. Their clinical features range from mild to disabling and are rarely life-th… ...