Neuropathy Therapies

What is neuropathy?

Neuropathy is a term for peripheral nervous system (PNS) damage. The PNS consists of all the nerves branching out from your spinal cord.

Peripheral nerves receive messages from the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) that enable you to move your muscles. The nerves also transmit sensory information to your central nervous system, so you feel heat, cold, pleasure, pain, softness, or hardness.

If your peripheral nerves don’t work as they should, it interrupts the flow of information to and from your central nervous system. Depending on which nerves are involved, you might feel unusual sensations, lose some degree of physical function, or both.

Neuropathic pain is often shooting, stabbing, or like an electric shock. Despite the fact there’s no tissue damage, the pain you feel may be just as intense as it would be after a serious injury. Your nerves tell your brain you’ve suffered considerable tissue damage, so you feel it even though the area is unharmed.

What causes neuropathy?

The nerve damage that causes neuropathy can develop for numerous reasons, including:

• Physical injuries
• Shingles (postherpetic neuralgia)
• Chemotherapy drugs
• Diabetes (diabetic peripheral neuropathy)
• Cardiovascular disorders
• Kidney failure
• Vitamin imbalances
• Certain medications  
• HIV/AIDS
• Autoimmune disorders

Many people have idiopathic neuropathy, meaning there’s no identifiable cause.

What neuropathy therapies are available?

Proper treatment of the underlying condition is vital. If you have an autoimmune disorder, for instance, anti-inflammatory medications and immunosuppressants help you manage the condition and reduce your symptoms.

La Bonne Sante Clinic recommends Nerve Reviver as part of a comprehensive neuropathy treatment plan. Nerve Reviver uses advanced nerve stimulation to calm nerves, promote nerve cell recovery, and improve overall nerve function. Nerve Reviver treatments include:

NerveCare+ device

Aquatic nerve stimulation helps block the pain signals from transmitting back to your brain and reestablish nerve communications and pathways.

NeuroWave & NeuroGlow

NeuroWave uses lasers, and NeuroGlow uses LEDs. These noninvasive light-based therapies reduce pain and inflammation.

NeuroVibe

Vibration therapy increases blood flow, producing effects similar to intense resistance-based exercise. NeuroVibe encourages natural nerve regeneration while lessening the pain caused by nerve damage.

Results vary, but many patients report nerve pain symptom reduction within weeks of Nerve Reviver treatment.

Other neuropathy therapies may include capsaicin cream, antiseizure medicines, low-dose antidepressants, and psychological pain management.

Call La Bonne Sante Clinic or schedule a consultation online today to learn more about effective neuropathy treatment.