The cold and warm sensation Checker (Tip-Therm) test was used to assess the temperature disturbance of diabetic foot.
The cold and warm sensation Checker (Tip-Therm) test was used to assess the temperature disturbance of diabetic foot.
Touch the foot skin with metal head and plastic head respectively, so that the patient can distinguish the feeling of cool and warm.
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy can cause pain, numbness, stocking-like sensation, cotton stepping feeling, ant walking sensation and other abnormal sensations in the patient’s feet. People with type 2 diabetes are screened for peripheral neuropathy at least once a year.
It is used for the examination of touch pressure of diabetic foot, and the regular examination can avoid the patients from developing foot ulcer and amputation in the future.