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| Title |
Effect of optically modified polyethylene terephthalate fiber socks on chronic foot pain
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, April 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6882-9-10 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Robyn MB York, Ian L Gordon |
| Abstract |
Increasing experimental and clinical evidence suggests that illumination of the skin with relatively low intensity light may lead to therapeutic results such as reduced pain or improved wound healing. The goal of this study was to evaluate prospectively whether socks made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) incorporating optically active particles (Celliant) ameliorates chronic foot pain resulting from diabetic neuropathy or other disorders. Such optically modified fiber is thought to modify the illumination of the skin in the visible and infrared portions of the spectrum, and consequently reduce pain. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 82 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 15% |
| Other | 7 | 8% |
| Researcher | 6 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 18 | 21% |
| Unknown | 19 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 27% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 7% |
| Engineering | 6 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 16 | 19% |
| Unknown | 19 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 44. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 June 2023.
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#131
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#2,049
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#3
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