Taking a warm foot bath for 10 minutes two or three times a week will keep the feet relaxed and help prevent mild foot pain from fatigue. Taking foot baths only when feet are painful is not as helpful. A pumice stone or loofah sponge can help get rid of dead skin. Hiking or strenuous walking can cause blisters. To prevent them, one study reported that treating feet with antiperspirants before setting out may be helpful.
Reflexology is an Oriental massage therapy that manipulates hands and feet.
A pleasant exercise using this method can be done while taking a bath. Use the thumb, index and middle finger to rotate each toe in a circular motion. Then, make a fist and rotate it slowly around the bottom of the foot. Finally, gently twist each foot as if wringing wet clothes, moving the top and bottom in opposite directions. Foot Care for People with Diabetes.