Hicks believes one contributor to the high rate could be the test used in the study used to define neuropathy. Other research, including her own, often relies on monofilament testing to identify ...

Diabetic neuropathy refers to nerve damage due to ... They may use a fine tool called a monofilament, or a tuning fork, to check the nerve sensation in the feet. Nerve conduction studies check ...

increased from 8.5% to 19.8%. The rate of a Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument score higher than 2 increased from 22.9% to 43.5%. "The monofilament has taken an excessive place in screening ...

Peripheral neuropathy occurs due to damage to the ... and bones of the foot examining the blood flow in the foot using a monofilament to touch the foot and check for any numbness touching a ...

the monofilament test, which was not very surprising to me, because I do think that we could look at a few different types of objective measures to see if maybe temperature sensation or others ...