What is Neuropathy? Symptoms, Causes, & Treatment
What is Neuropathy?
You may not have heard of it, yet neuropathy, also called peripheral neuropathy, affects nearly 20 million Americans. Neuropathy is damage to the body's peripheral nerves and can cause irritating and painful symptoms.
Peripheral neuropathy affects the nerves of the arms, hands, fingers legs, feet, and toes.
What Causes Neuropathy?
There are many factors that causes neuropathy. Nerve damage can be caused by a number of diseases. It is a common complication of diabetes and one of the side effects of chemotherapy. I can also be caused by injuries, toxins, medications, and even vitamin deficiency.
The most common causes of neuropathy are:
- diabetes
- alcoholism
- b12 deficiency
- toxins including agent orange
- chemotherapy
- trauma or injury to the nerves
Neuropathy typically affects older people but can affect people of all ages.
Neuropathy Symptoms
Because of the damage to the sensory nerves, people with peripheral neuropathy may suffer from numb feet, a burning or tingling sensation in their hands or feet, or a stabbing pain. Symptoms can appear suddenly or develop slowly over time.
Neuropathy symptoms include:
- muscle weakness
- extreme sensitivity to touch
- numbness
- burning/prickling, or tingling
- leg pain
- foot pain
- loss of balance and falling
- feeling of wearing socks or gloves when you're not
- loss of feeling
- reduced sensation of pain
Many neuropathy suffers can't feel their feet and lose their balance which leads to frequent falling and injury.
Neuropathy Treatment in Fort Wayne, IN
If you or a loved one suffers from the debilitating symptoms of neuropathy, contact Busch Chiropractic in Fort Wayne, IN today. While most doctors ineffectively manage neuropathy with drugs, Dr. Busch and his team have helped thousands of patients suffering from neuropathy relieve the numbness, tingling, and other symptoms using the Busch Neuropathy Treatment Protocol.
This protocol utilizes multiple treatment therapies including Infrared Therapy, Photomodulation, and nutrition to help patients reduce or completely relieve symptoms of neuropathy.
Contact Busch Chiropractic today at (260) 471-4090 to learn more about their neuropathy treatment and change your quality of life.
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