Neuropathy

Peripheral neuropathy: Understanding the Why Behind the Weakness and Pain

Peripheral neuropathy is a condition that causes weakness, burning pain, numbness, tingling, and balance problems. These issues arise from damage to the nerves outside your brain and spinal cord.

The culprit behind this damage can vary widely. Common causes include:

• Restricted blood flow: When nerves don’t get enough oxygen and nutrients, they can become damaged.
• Diabetes: Chronically high blood sugar levels can harm nerves over time.
• Persistent infections: Ongoing infections can attack and damage nerves.
• Toxin exposure: Certain chemicals, like pesticides, can be toxic to nerves.
• Genetic factors: In some cases, genes play a role in neuropathy risk.

Because the root cause differs from person to person, identifying it is crucial for promoting nerve healing and managing symptoms.

Peripheral Neuropathy: Recognizing the Symptoms and a Hidden Culprit

Peripheral neuropathy can cause a variety of symptoms in the affected areas, including:

• Numbness or tingling: This can feel like pins and needles or a loss of feeling altogether.
• Burning pain: This is a common and often debilitating symptom.
• Unusual or lost sensations: You might experience sensitivity to touch, or have trouble feeling heat or cold.
• Muscle weakness: This can make it difficult to perform even the simplest activities.
• Deep stabbing pain: This type of pain can be severe and come in sudden bursts.
• Balance problems: Nerve damage can impair your sense of balance, increasing your risk of falls.

Autoimmunity: A Stealthy Attacker

In addition to the previously mentioned causes, another culprit behind nerve damage can be autoimmunity. This occurs when your body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues, including nerves, as is the case with peripheral neuropathy. This is why thorough testing is crucial to identify the underlying cause and develop the most effective treatment plan.

Nerves cannot be healed, right?

This is one time you’re going to love being wrong! The encouraging news is that peripheral nerves possess a well-documented capacity for healing. However, achieving optimal recovery hinges on a thorough strategy that ChiroPro is able to provide you:

1. Addressing the Underlying Cause: As there are over one hundred unique causes of neuropathy, identifying and eliminating the root cause of nerve damage is paramount. Once the culprit is pinpointed (e.g., diabetes, autoimmunity, vitamin deficiency, pinched nerve), a targeted treatment plan can be established to promote healing.
2. Supporting Nerve Regeneration: Four key factors influence the optimal treatment approach:
   • Cause: Precise identification of the underlying cause is crucial for tailoring treatment.
   • Severity: The extent of nerve damage will determine the specific interventions used.
   • Nerve Type: Different nerve fibers (sensory for feeling, motor for movement, small vs. large diameter) require specific support. Importantly, significant muscle weakness persisting beyond two years might indicate permanent muscle damage.
   • Treatment Duration: The treatment timeline depends on the severity and type of nerve fiber damage.

Our Treatment Goals:

A goal without a plan is simply a dream. We will help you make your dreams of enjoying a quality of life a reality with a plan that works! Our treatment plan focuses on four main objectives:

1. Optimizing the Nerve Healing Environment: We aim to create conditions within the body that promote nerve regeneration and healing.
2. Enhancing Blood Flow: Increased blood flow delivers essential oxygen and nutrients to damaged nerves. We use state-of-the-art equipment, such as Anodyne, to improve blood flow.
3. Stimulating Nerve Function: With the use of proprietary electric nerve regeneration from our Rebuilder kit, we will help your nerves function as designed by retraining them to function at the correct frequency. This helps to alleviate pain, and to return normal motion control and balance.
4. Reducing Chronic Pain: We will not simply cover up pain – we will address it at its source. By doing this, we are able to help you maintain long-lasting pain relief. We will help you do this by reducing inflammation and improving the function of the nerves.

Our Treatment Approach:

Our unique system prioritizes promoting natural nerve healing by increasing blood flow to the affected areas. This approach has helped many individuals regain normal function in their hands and feet. Don’t take our word for it! Review the patient testimonials below.

Key Points:

• Our program does not involve risky surgeries or dangerous drugs.
• Our comprehensive program incorporates up to eight cutting-edge technologies, offering a unique and potentially life-changing experience.

Neuropathy Suffers – We Provide a Safe and Effective Approach That is New, Innovative, and Effective!

With our non-invasive and non-surgical therapies, we offer a NEW protocol that provides the best option in cutting-edge medical treatments to help those suffering with neuropathy. To ensure that you enter our program with the most confidence possible, we have designed a comprehensive neurologic diagnostic evaluation system that will help us to determine if you are a candidate for our program.

This amazing evaluation will help give you all of the information you need to make an informed decision on your care before treatment begins. This gives you the confidence you need to understand the success you will have with your individualized neuropathy treatment program.

There Are FOUR VITAL COMPONENTS to our Neuropathy Program

1. Infrared Electromagnetic Light Therapy:

Low-Level Light Therapy (LLLT) technique utilizes specific wavelengths of light to improve blood flow and stimulate nerve repair. Studies have shown promise for LLLT in treating peripheral neuropathy. LLLT triggers Vasoendothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) which stimulates blood vessel growth (angiogenesis). This technology has 21 peer-reviewed studies indicating a 97% success rate with peripheral neuropathy.

2. Electrical Stimulation Therapy:

We use advanced electrical stimulation to promote nerve regeneration, a technique used by the Cancer Centers of America to help patients undergoing chemotherapy manage nerve damage. Nerve Re-Education is achieved by balancing the nerve and teaching them how to “fire” at the correct frequencies.

3. Holistic Nutritional Therapy:

Proper nutrition plays a vital role in overall health, including nerve function. Our program incorporates a personalized nutritional plan focused on optimizing blood flow, reducing inflammation, and increasing bioavailable nitric oxide, which helps to reinvigorate the nerve with needed blood flow.

4. In-Clinic Visits and Online Education:

Our program combines in-clinic treatment with ongoing education and support. You will receive weekly in-clinic sessions alongside access to online resources to empower you to manage your neuropathy effectively.

Essential Elements for Nerve Regeneration

Just like any other cell in the body, nerve cells require two key elements for healing:

• Fuel – from nutrition and supplements, delivered with improved blood flow
• Activation – from the LLLT and Nerve Stimulation

As you can see, our program provides the perfect one-two punch to achieve success in treating your neuropathy.

Personalized Treatment Plans

The amount of treatment needed for nerve recovery varies depending on the severity and cause of the nerve damage. A detailed neurological and vascular evaluation is essential to determine the most appropriate treatment plan for your individual needs. This evaluation will help identify any underlying conditions that might be contributing to the neuropathy and ensure the treatment plan addresses the root cause for optimal results. The great news is that there are no painful or expensive tests and we can do everything in office.

But will it work for me?

Great question! The best way to find that out is to start your journey with us. The starting point is a thorough neurologic and vascular exam to determine if what you’re suffering from is neuropathy and to determine the severity of the condition and the extent of the damage. The cost for this is just $49. If you’re not sure if you want to begin with the exam and you want to be sure that you’re in the right place before committing to that exam, we will offer a no-charge consultation which includes a thermographic neuropathy screening.