Chronic pain, defined by experts as the pain that lasts for a period of 3 months or more, plagues more than 43 million Americans every year. Yet, even with such large numbers of people affected by the pain, the treatment in America and throughout the world for chronic pain seems woefully underdeveloped. One would wonder [...]
What is Peripheral neuropathy? Neuropathy is a disorder that causes damage to the nerves of the body. This may occur on the hands, the legs and the feet. Even though such areas are the most likely body parts to be affected,this does not mean that they are the only parts to be affected by this [...]
What is diabetic neuropathy? Diabetic neuropathy is a disorder that causes the nerves of the body to be numb. Examples of the parts that are affected by this disorder include the legs, the feet the hands and even the internal bodily organs. This type of neuropathic disorder affects people with diabetes. The high blood sugar [...]
Facial neuropathy aka facial nerve palsy (paralysis) is the most acute form of mononeuropathy and is a nervous system disorder where the seventh cranial (facial) nerve is damaged due to certain factors. This nerve controls the facial muscles movements and any damage to it results in loss of facial movement on the affected side. It [...]
Neuropathy is a disease that is associated with damaged nerves. The word “neuropathy” is a general term that mostly refers to peripheral neuropathy, a nerve disease that affects the peripheral nervous system. This body system is outside of the brain and spinal cord. It includes the nerves of the lower extremities such the hands, [...]
Neuropathy is a condition that affects the normal functioning of peripheral nerves. There are different reasons that are attributed to neuropathy and the cause will vary from one person to another. In most cases, neuropathy is irreversible since the damage to the nerves is of a permanent nature. The treatment of neuropathy is [...]
Neuropathy is a neurologic condition that affects the nerves of the hands and the feet, giving pain and discomfort to the patient and also causing different kinds of symptoms. Many believe that it is caused by alcoholism, drug allergies and diabetes. The cause of the condition is very important because it determines what kind of [...]
If you are dealing the following symptoms: pins-and-needle sensations, numbness, pain or loss of sensation and burning sensations that may result in muscle atrophy, muscle weakness, decrease of fine muscle control, it may mean that the nerves of your muscles are being affected and you are a suffering from neuropathy. What is neuropathy and [...]
Neuropathy is a medical condition that affects the nervous system of the body. It causes numbness in the affected body parts and organs. This is quite severe in patients as the numbness may cause the body parts such as the legs and the feet to develop wounds and sores. Symptoms of neuropathy include pain in [...]
Peripheral neuropathy is a disorder that affects the nervous system people afflicted with it. The disorder damages the nervous system. It causes the patient to experience numbness to sensation and temperature, pain in the limbs and a tingling feeling in the affected body parts. The age demographic of people who are affected by the disorder [...]
