VibraTip (McCallan Medical) is a device resembling a small keyring fob that provides a near‑silent vibration of consistent amplitude, at a frequency similar to that of a calibrated tuning fork. It is ...
High blood sugar can cause damage to diabetics’ nerves and could eventually lead to foot ulcers and, in some cases, amputation. Swedish researchers have found that patient perception of vibrations ...
ISTANBUL, Turkey — A new study shows that recording from the dorsal sural nerve (DSN) may be a good method for early detection of oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy (OXAPN), a drug used widely ...
A claimed benefit of VibraTip is the reduced variability in results of diabetic peripheral neuropathy testing compared with the 10 g monofilament and the 128 Hz tuning fork. The Bracewell et al. (2012 ...