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Foot Care for Numb Feet
Foot Care for Peripheral Neuropathy (numb feet)
Updated: October 2020
Key Points:
Your nerves send messages from your feet to your brain
Peripheral neuropathy is when your nerves don't work properly making your feet feel numb
Feeling and pain protect your feet from injury
Peripheral neuropathy increases the risk of injuring your feet
Are you able to perform a daily foot inspection? If not, discuss who can assist you with this task.
Perform daily foot inspection (whole foot: top, bottom, heel, toes), including areas between the toes
Notify Inform Podiatry or your GP as soon as possible if foot temperature is markedly increased, or if a blister, cut, scratch or ulcer has developed
Avoid walking barefoot, in socks without footwear, or in thin-soled standard slippers, whether at home or outside
Do not wear shoes that are too tight, have rough edges or uneven seams
Inspect and feel inside all shoes before you put them on
Wear socks/stocking without seams (or with the seams inside out), do not wear tight or knee-high socks, and change socks daily
Wash feet daily (with water temperature always below 37°C), and dry them carefully, especially between the toes
Do not use any kind of heater or a hot-water bottle to warm feet
Do not use chemical agents or plasters to remove corns or calluses; see Inform Podiatry for these problems
Use emollients to lubricate dry skin, but not between the toes (Sorbolene, Vitamin E, creams with urea such as DermaDrate)
Have your feet examined regularly by Inform Podiatry
Information Sources:
Which treatment is best for me? Researchers test different treatment options to see how successful they are. These tests are called randomised controlled trials (RCT). Researchers also group together similar RCTs to compare the grouped test results. These grouped test results are called systematic reviews (SR). The results from RCTs and SRs are published in peer reviewed medical journals. Inform Podiatry uses these published results and our 25 years of clinical experience to provide you with up to date, evidence based, assessment, diagnosis and treatment options.
Disclaimer: This sheet was researched and developed by Inform Podiatry to provide general information. Inform Podiatry encourages everyone to receive an individual assessment, diagnosis and treatment plan for their foot or ankle pain.
Do you know someone with foot or ankle pain?
I would love to help them.