What is Peripheral Neuropathy in Kingwood TX?

Chiropractic Kingwood TX Peripheral Neuropathy

A peripheral neuropathy in Kingwood TX is a problem with the nerves that carry information to and from the brain and spinal nerves. This can produce pain, loss of sensation and inability to control muscles.


7 Signs of Peripheral Neuropathy in Kingwood TX

  • Numbness
  • Burning Hand or Feet
  • Cramping
  • Sharp Electric Pain
  • Pain When Walking or Holding Objects
  • Difficulty Sleeping From Leg Discomfort
  • Prickling/ Tingling Feelings

Common Causes

  • Old injuries can lead to scar tissue around nerve pathways
  • Arthritis (Generally Auto-Immune)
  • Spinal Stenosis encroaches on the nerve
  • Bulging disc compress on the nerve
  • Statin drugs
  • Diabetes Type 1 or Type 2 (Generally Auto- Immune)
  • Poor Diet (Leads to Auto-Immune)
  • Genetics
    • It’s 80% lifestyle 20%genes
  • No fuel for healing

Exam

A thorough and comprehensive exam ensures an accurate diagnosis. You must determine if there is adequate Fuel (oxygen and glucose) and Activation.


Types of Neuropathies

All neuropathies are not the same and they certainly should not be treated the same. Neuropathies come in a few primary types:

  • Large diameter
  • Small diameter
  • Both large and small diameter
  • Motor

If jerking is involved, then it can be as much a problem in the brain, due to trans-neural degeneration, as it is in the peripheral nerve. As such, therapy is focused on the region of the brain involved in the deficit.

Metabolic Management

There are many causes of PN, but one of the major factors is from a metabolic condition. You CANNOT DRUG YOUR WAY OUT OF A METABOLIC CONDITION it requires a lifestyle change.

Lifestyle changes are generally the biggest components to long-term success. This means dietary changes for most people. The 7 worst foods for your body are sodas (including diet sodas), all fast foods, margarine, chips, donuts and pasteurized dairy products.

The body is either breaking down or building up. The majority of SAD (Standard American Diet) breaks the body down. To remain healthy the body requires constant fuel and activation, along with healthy Omega 3s, Vitamin D, and B Vitamins.

Brain Based Therapy

Once the underlying metabolic roadblocks are handled that would prevent proper fueling, therapy is used to repair the nerves and associated tissue. Some of the therapies often used to treat peripheral neuropathy are:


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