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Neuropathy in feet and limited toe movement?
Just curious as I was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy in the beginning of this year but have yet to see a neurologist about it (postponed till end of June due to COVID19). I have constant pins and needles, numbness, pain in both my feet. It's gotten worse over the years (been dealing with it for ~10 years and never went to a doctor about it due to lack of insurance) and now I can no longer even bend my big toes at all and even bending any other toes are rather difficult. Just wondering is this common...anyone else have this?
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@ben6786 I have been wondering about the tens type foot massages for feet?
https://a.co/d/9RUCpyz
All 10 toes of mine feel stiff but I can still bend them, albeit it hurts.
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1 Reaction@whatever999 I found some exercises on Facebook just by luck. I wish I could send you the link . I would describe them as standing and leaning forward with your hands on a counter . Point your leg/toe out and then dragging back as far as you can. At this point, your heel will be raised. Then you bring that same foot forward back to the starting point, but with your toes turn down, running alongside the floor. At first, I could barely do it. Now, if I don’t do these exercises, faithful each day for 10 mins, I have 10 out of 10 pain in my toes and feet so I do that with each foot and then I also do the scrunchies with your toes like you’re picking up marbles with your toes and then stretch them out as far as you can. I hope this helps someone because it helped me tremendously. If it’s hard to understand my description, I’m sure a physiotherapist would be able to help. All the best to you. I’m really grateful for this site and people sharing their golden nuggets of tips and support.
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