Neuropathy Treatment
Clear Lake, IA
At Optimum Health Clinics, we know how neuropathy can hold you back. Pain in your feet can make it difficult to do things as simple as walking.
There are many possible causes of neuropathy, and when the pain starts, patients need someone they can rely on to help them with their recovery. At Optimum Health Clinics, we work to create a treatment plan that can help give hope to our patients as they battle their pain and nerve damage.
Schedule an appointment with Optimum Health Clinics today and see for yourself how we can help you through your condition.
What is Neuropathy?
Neuropathy is a systemic disease characterized by damage to the nerves due to either injuries, infections, metabolic problems, or exposure to toxins. There are multiple forms of neuropathy, the most common two being peripheral neuropathy and diabetic neuropathy. In severe cases, neuropathy can have a significant detriment to a person's quality of life.
At Optimum Health Clinics, we help you live with and treat neuropathy. We avoid unnecessary medications and surgeries with our approaches while still providing you optimal healing.
If you’re suffering from neuropathy, schedule an appointment today. Our staff is ready to work with you to alleviate your condition.
Common Causes of Neuropathy
Understanding the potential causes of neuropathy can help you prevent it in the future. For those already experiencing neuropathy, it can be helpful to understand the causes in order to identify what may have caused your condition. Neuropathy is often the result of one of a variety of factors:
Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune diseases can attack the body's nervous system, causing damage and pain that leads to neuropathy in patients.
Diabetes
Diabetic neuropathy is a common form of neuropathy seen in diabetics. Nerve damage as a result of the disease can lead to chronic pain. More than half of patients with diabetes will develop some type of neuropathy.
Infections
Some viral and bacterial infections, like Lyme disease and shingles, can damage the nerves.
Toxin Exposure
Poisons and toxic substances like heavy metals can damage nerves, leading to neuropathy pain.
Nerve Injuries
Aside from causing pain at the time of injury, nerve injuries can be severe enough to lead to neuropathy in the affected area.
What symptoms
does neuropathy cause?
Symptoms of neuropathy can vary in type and severity. Some of the symptoms that benefit from an evaluation at Optimum Health Clinics include:
Numbness, prickling, or tingling in the feet
Sharp, throbbing, or burning pain
Abnormal sensitivity to touch
Loss of coordination
Muscle weakness
Heat intolerance
Digestive problems
Drops in blood pressure
Dizziness or lightheadedness
Treatments
What are the Treatment Options for Neuropathy?
WHAT TREATMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO PATIENTS WITH NEUROPATHY?
Optimum Health Clinics offers different types of treatment, each serving a different purpose. Some of the treatments you may be recommended include:
Cold laser therapy uses low‒level lasers in order to help restore your damaged nerves.
Wellness care helps address your chronic conditions, such as neuropathy, by addressing the underlying cause.
PRP injections can help stimulate tissue regeneration and pain management to manage neuropathy.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the main cause of neuropathy?
Diabetes is the main cause of neuropathy and neuropathy pain in patients. Diabetes can lead to nerve damage over time, which can become worse if the condition is not managed properly.
Can a person get rid of neuropathy?
Only in very minor cases can neuropathy be cured. Instead, neuropathy and the associated pain can be managed. Medical providers can work with you to treat the pain and teach you the necessities to keep the condition managed in the future.
What worsens neuropathy?
Poor blood sugar control in diabetes, smoking, alcohol abuse, infections, and toxin exposure can all cause neuropathy to get worse. Other factors can also worsen neuropathy, and it is extremely important that patients discuss these things with their doctor or other medical provider.
Can sitting too much cause nerve damage?
Sitting for prolonged periods without breaks can cause nerve compression and eventually nerve damage.
