Many people suffer from lower extremity pain, numbness and tingling that can cause people to lose sleep and exercise less. There are many reasons that this can occur. One of the main reasons is peripheral neuropathy, or diabetic nerve pain that is caused by nerves damaged by diabetes. People living with diabetes can have elevated blood sugar levels, and over time, these elevated levels can cause permanent damage to the nerves of their feet and hands.
Physical Therapy Treatment for Peripheral Neuropathy
“The Rebuilder” is a tens like device that duplicates the exact waveform and frequency of a healthy peripheral nerve signal to help treat and eliminate the painful symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, chemotherapy induced neuropathy, MS, and idiopathic neuropathy. “The Rebuilder” can also help with upper extremity carpal tunnel pain. It is easy to use, involves 30-minute treatments per day, and has no side effects, Simply sit in a chair in the office and enjoy “The Rebuilder” for a soothing 30 minute treatment. “The Rebuilder” can be used once or twice a week as long as symptoms continue to subside. Then as needed, whenever they feel the symptoms returning or aggravated.
“The Rebuilder” can help the following
Decrease your pain and discomfort
Help you to sleep better with less restlessness
Help to walk pain free with better balance and less falls
Help to rebuild muscle strength
Assist with decreasing reliance on pain medications.
Other Physical Therapy Treatment for Peripheral Neuropathy
Strengthening Exercises- Strengthening exercises for peripheral neuropathy can improve muscle strength in people with peripheral neuropathy. In addition, exercises to help peripheral neuropathy, may reduce neuropathic pain and may help better control blood sugar levels. Your physical therapist can help you design an appropriate and effective exercise program for peripheral neuropathy.
Balance and coordination activities. Your physical therapist will develop an exercise program to improve your balance and coordination, thus decreasing your risk for falls.
Nerve gliding exercises and movement- Nerve gliding is a therapy technique that helps your nerves to function optimally. Specific motions that move and “glide” your nerves are often effective at promoting proper healing of the nerve, thus decreasing pain with peripheral neuropathy. Your physical therapist can show you effective exercises for “nerve gliding”. .
Balance and coordination activities. Your physical therapist may work on strategies to improve your balance and coordination, both of which may be altered by peripheral neuropathy. Improving balance and coordination can help decrease your risk of falling.
Patient Education- An important part of your physical therapy treatment for peripheral neuropathy is education to help improve your safety with activities, to prevent further complications, and to keep you active!
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