You can prevent Peripheral neuropathy by making following healthy lifestyle choices: Take care of your feet, especially if you have diabetes. Wear soft, loose cotton socks and padded shoes. Regular exercise, such as walking three times a week, can reduce neuropathy pain, improve muscle strength and help control blood sugar levels. Gentle routines such as […]
Peripheral Neuropathy symptoms usually start with numbness, prickling or tingling in the toes or fingers. It may spread up to the feet or hands and cause burning, freezing, throbbing and/or shooting pain that is often worse at night. The pain can be either constant or periodic, but usually the pain is felt equally on both […]
Peripheral neuropathy may be either inherited or acquired through disease processes or trauma. In some cases, no cause can be identified and this is termed idiopathic peripheral neuropathy. Road traffic accidents Falls Sports-related injuries Surgical procedures Dislocated bone Fractured bone Repeated stress/ motion Diabetes Shingles (post herpetic neuralgia) Vitamin deficiency, particularly B12 and folate Alcohol […]
