Hey everybody it's Doctor Jo, and today I'm going to show you the top five ways
to relieve pain for peripheral neuropathy and other foot ailments. So
let's get started.
One, calf stretches. For the calf stretch, you can use a strap, a stretching strap,
you can use a belt, if you have dog you can use a dog leash, or just a big towel,
but I like the ones that have the loops in them because you want to just place
it it kind of around the ball of your foot. With a calf stretch, you want your
leg to be straight so bent like this isn't going to quite stretch the calf, so
if you want to do it sitting down you can. I have a whole bunch of different
ways to stretch it, and you can check that video out, but just sitting in a
chair bring your leg up so it's straight, and pull with the strap. So you want your
foot to be relaxed, and then just pull until you feel a stretch through that
calf area. You're going to hold that stretch for about 30 seconds and then
relax it. Take just a little quick 10-second break, and then stretch again.
So you're going to do that a total of three times for 30 seconds. Number two.
Far infrared heat. Ohh! The folks at thermotex partnered up with us, and
they sent us their platinum thermotex, and this far infrared heat is super cool
because what it does is it goes deeper. It penetrates deeper into the body. So
usually with a normal heating pad, it only goes may be 0.25 centimeters this
one goes all the way up to 6 centimeters or 2.36
inches. So it goes down deeper in there, it doesn't dry out the skin, it doesn't
dehydrate you, and it uses light instead of heat so this is really really cool.
And I like the Platinum a lot because this one is very versatile, you can use
it kind of for any part of your body. It has the three heat plates here, so it
really molds around everything. And I like it for the foot, and especially for
peripheral neuropathy, diabetic neuropathy, but you can also use it for
plantar fasciitis, hammer toes, fallen arches, just arthritis
in general, or even sprains and strains down here. So you put your foot on the
middle footplate there, and then you can just bring this up almost like a "C"
around the foot. It doesn't necessarily have to be super tight because it
penetrates so deeply that you can just put it loosely around your foot, and so
the Platinum you can see here has a lot of ways you can use it. If you're
interested in finding out more about the Platinum, you can check out my full
review of the platinum by clicking the Box in the top right hand corner, or you
can check it out in the description below, there will be a link down there as
well. Also if you want to be more specific with the foot, they have a
little foot covering here which is really nice, and I like this because not
only is it cute, but you can stick your feet in like this and it kind of encases
the feet, so you can do them both at the same time. And again you can just have it
and be working on something or watching TV, and it is cool because if you have
peripheral neuropathy, or some kind of other nerve issue where you don't really
have sensation in your feet, there's a pad in here that you can add in so it
doesn't get that heat quite directly on there since you can't feel it. So you can
use it all the time in there if you want to, but if you want a little bit more
heat that you can feel, you can take this out while you're using it. And I have
some circulation issues in my feet where my feet are cold all the time, and so I
like this just to have on my feet to keep that circulation going especially
when it's cold outside it makes it really nice, and if you're interested in
purchasing the product you can go to thermotex.com or click in the link
below in the description. Number three. Ankle pumps. For ankle pumps,
you just want to put your foot out. If you want to prop it up on something you
can, but make sure that your heel is free moving so it's not actually on the thing
that's propped up, or you can just stick your foot out like me, and then you're
just going to pull up and push down, so just pumping that ankle helps increase
that circulation to the area and works those muscles, so just start off with
about 10 of these and you can work your way up to 20
to 25 really pushing down as far as you can and pulling up. Number four. Heel toe
raises. For seated heel toe raises, just place your feet flat on the ground, and
then come up on your toes, come down and, then pull your toes up. So pushing up
this way, and then pulling up this way. Again just starting off with about ten
to fifteen of these, and then working your way up to twenty to twenty-five. If
they become easy, then you can do them standing up. Number five. Balance
exercises. For balancing, make sure when you start off you have something sturdy
like a countertop or a sturdy chair. Hold on and then just stand on one foot. Start
off like I said making sure that you're holding on the whole time. Just go ten to
fifteen seconds. Once you can work your way up to thirty Seconds to a minute and
that's easy, then just try holding on with a finger on each side, and then if
that becomes easy, then just one finger, and then eventually just trying to
balance on one foot. Make sure you're switching sides back and forth so you're
getting both sides. So there you have it, those were the top five ways to relieve
peripheral neuropathy or other foot ailments. If you're interested in
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channel by clicking down here. And remember, be safe, have fun, and I hope you
feel better soon.