Category: neuropathy

Exercise can carry a variety of benefits for people who are affected by neuropathy, a wide range of conditions involving disease and damage to peripheral nerves and the symptoms that result from those conditions. (1) Depending on the cause and person, symptoms of neuropathy can include temporary or permanent numbness; tingling, pricking, or burning sensations; increased… Continue reading How to Exercise Safely With Neuropathy

Just like neuropathy (also called peripheral neuropathy) isn’t just one condition, neither is there a single treatment option that’s best for all forms of this group of health issues. Ultimately, your treatment will be determined by the cause of your nerve damage, as well as the symptoms of neuropathy that you develop. (1,2) A Closer Look… Continue reading Neuropathy and Nerve Pain Treatments

The wide variety of symptoms resulting from neuropathy (also known as peripheral neuropathy) reflect the fact that it can be caused by an equally wide range of conditions involving disease and damage to peripheral nerves. What Are the General Signs and Symptoms of Neuropathy? Depending on the cause and varying by patient, symptoms of neuropathy… Continue reading Neuropathy Signs, Symptoms, and Diagnosis

Polyneuropathy is the most common form of peripheral neuropathy, a condition involving damage to the peripheral nerves — which are outside the brain and spinal cord — and the symptoms that result from that damage. In this form of neuropathy, multiple nerves are affected, and frequently, nerves throughout the body will be affected simultaneously. (1,2)… Continue reading Polyneuropathy: Types, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and More

Neuropathic pain can develop when the nerves of the somatic (voluntary) nervous system become damaged and transmit sensory signals to the central nervous system in an altered and disordered fashion. This kind of pain is estimated to affect 7 to 10 percent of the general population worldwide. (1,2) What Are the Symptoms of Neuropathic Pain… Continue reading Neuropathic Pain: Signs, Symptoms, Treatment, and More

Neuropathy (also known as peripheral neuropathy) isn’t just one health condition, but rather a term used to describe a wide range of conditions involving disease and damage to peripheral nerves, and the symptoms that result from those conditions. The peripheral nervous system transmits messages between the central nervous system (your brain and spinal cord) and… Continue reading 12 Neuropathy Causes: Are You At Risk?

Neuropathy, or nerve damage, can result from a wide range of conditions such as diabetes and even treatments like chemotherapy. In fact, neuropathy, which is sometimes referred to as peripheral neuropathy, is not a single health condition but rather a term used to describe a range of health problems involving damage to the peripheral nerves,… Continue reading What Is Neuropathy? Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

Your nerves need the right balance of nutrients to function properly, and they are also vulnerable to toxins. What you eat and drink, as well as how your body absorbs the nutrients from what you consume, can contribute to or exacerbate neuropathy, also known as peripheral nerve damage. If your doctor assesses you for neuropathy, you’ll… Continue reading Neuropathy and Diet: Understanding the Connection

The nerve damage that results in neuropathy (also known as peripheral neuropathy) not only causes symptoms such as pain, numbness, tingling, burning sensations, muscle weakness, incontinence, or erectile dysfunction. It can also lead to disfiguring or life-altering complications, so the underlying cause requires early detection and treatment. Symptoms of neuropathy depend on whether autonomic, sensory, or… Continue reading 6 Neuropathy Complications and How They’re Treated