Neuropathy
Anodyne therapy for neuropathy
For hundreds of years, diabetics and people with poor circulation have had to deal with neuropathy. Neuropathy is caused by damage to your nerves which results in a loss of sensation, weakness and twitching, amongst other symptoms. Solving neuropathy is easy in theory, but not so easy in execution. Many diabetic sand other neuropathy sufferers […]
Neuropathy causes
Before discussing what causes neuropathy it is first important to understand what neuropathy is. Neuropathy is the pain and numbing sensation that people get in their feet and hands due to damage to the nerves in the peripheral nervous system. The peripheral nervous system is the area of the nervous system that is on the […]
Neuropathy treatment
A neuropathy treatment may not be the same for every patient. Some doctors prefer one method to another and in some cases the underlying cause will affect which treatment is best for the individual. Regardless of the treatment chosen, proper diagnosis and prompt treatment of the neuropathy and the underlying cause is important as it […]
Peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy is a condition that is as painful as it is difficult to pronounce. Many people, especially middle-aged adults and the elderly, suffer from this condition and although it has a variety of symptoms and causes, the condition is equally painful to all. At first, and most commonly, the condition manifests itself as a […]
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused when the nerve that runs from the hand down into the forearm, called the median nerve, becomes compressed or pinched. This nerve runs through the carpal tunnel which is like a tunnel or canal that is located in the wrist. Inside this tunnel are nine flexor tendons that run through […]
Diabetic neuropathy
Diabetes is a condition where insulin levels in blood sugar levels are out of whack, causing your body’s energy levels to be in flux at all times throughout the day. Scarier still, is that diabetes cannot only mess with your energy levels, but it can also cause nerve damage. This kind of damage is called […]
