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Table 7 Language used to describe the impact when foot health is lost

From: Where do you stand?: an exploration of perspectives toward feet, foot health, and footwear using innovative digital methods

Emotive language to describe impact

Excruciating

Fear

Feet in boiling water

Indescribable

Hot

Hell

Agony

Icy

Nightmare

Constant

Suffering

Depressed

Pain

Swelling

Deformity 

Puffy ankles

Soreness

Aching

numbness

Scarring

Worst pain ever

Feeling suicidal

Anxiety

Overwhelmed