DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've had some foot issues, and I heard that shockwave therapy might be appropriate. How does it work? And how can it help? ANSWER: This noninvasive treatment uses sound waves to ...

LISA: ANITA BYER USUALLY WALKS TWO MILES A DAY WITH HER DOGS. WALKS IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD AND ON THE BEACH ARE HER WAY OF RELAXING AND GETTING THE EXERCISE SHE NEEDS. BUT ABOUT A YEAR AGO, DOING SO WAS ...

Juan Baez has been managing his Type 1 diabetes for years, but lately it has been more difficult. Around Christmas, doctors amputated half of the 51-year-old’s left foot, three years after he lost two ...

Shock wave therapy uses sound energy waves to improve blood flow and promote healing. This treatment has been linked to reduced pain and overall symptom improvement for people with diabetic neuropathy ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Diabetes patients who suffer from painful, chronic wounds are seeing incredible results, and quickly, from a new wound healing therapy offered by University Hospitals.

FDA Logo The Dermapace System is the first shock wave device intended to treat diabetic foot ulcers The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing clearance of the Dermapace System ...

Dressed in street clothes, Tara Cassidy Driscoll lies face-down on an examining table at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Orthopedic surgeon George Theodore is about to blast her foot with powerful ...

The FDA on Dec. 28 permitted the marketing of Sanuwave’s Dermapace System to treat adults with diabetic foot ulcers. Here are three things to know. 1. The Dermapace System is an external shock wave ...

Background: Diabetes is becoming one of the most common chronic diseases, and ulcers are its most serious complication. Beginning with neuropathy, the subsequent foot wounds frequently lead to lower ...