Peripheral Neuropathy
Feet that burn at night, toes that have gone quiet, balance you no longer trust. If you have been told there is nothing to do but take a pill and watch it progress, there is more that can be done, and we will be honest about how much.
What Is Going On
Peripheral neuropathy is damage to the small nerves furthest from the spine, usually starting in the feet. Whether the driver is diabetes, chemotherapy, medication, low B12, or no identified cause at all, the story at the nerve is similar: the tiny blood vessels that feed it deliver less oxygen and fuel, the nerve fiber falters, and the signals it carries turn into static. Burning, tingling, pins and needles, and eventually numbness.
The standard medications, gabapentin and pregabalin among them, quiet that static in the nervous system. For many people they are worth taking. But they do not change the environment the nerve lives in, which is why the condition tends to progress underneath them.
Our work aims at the nerve's environment. Circulation, cellular energy, and direct stimulation of the affected nerves, using several tools together.
How We Treat It
These are the therapies we use for neuropathy, each working on the same problem from a different direction. Which ones you get is decided at your exam.
Fine needles placed along the affected nerve pathways, often with a gentle electrical current. The stimulation increases local blood flow, engages the nerve fibers directly, and calms the misfiring that produces burning and tingling. How acupuncture works.
Low level laser applied to the feet and lower legs raises cellular energy production and supports the micro circulation the nerves depend on. It is painless. How laser works.
Nutrient and neural support agents placed at precise points near the affected nerves, used when the tissue needs more than needling alone provides. How injection therapy works.
Nerves repair slowly and only when the body has the raw materials. Where it fits, we add targeted supplementation and cellular energy support so the work done in the office holds between visits. Supplements and NAD+ therapy.
What To Expect
Dr. Cheshire examines you, reviews your history and medications, and establishes where your neuropathy stands now, so later progress is measured against something real.
Neuropathy does not respond to a single visit. How often you come in and for how long is set by your case, not a template. Sessions are comfortable, and many patients find them relaxing.
Less burning at night, easier sleep, and sensation returning where there was numbness are the signs the nerves are responding. We look for them rather than assuming progress.
If you are responding, we continue and then taper. If you are not, we say so and help you decide what is next. We do not run out the clock on a plan that is not working.
Honest Expectations
Results are best when:
We do not promise reversal. Long standing, fully numb neuropathy has limits no honest clinic can talk around. What we offer is a real attempt at reduced pain, better sensation, and steadier balance, alongside your medical care rather than in place of it.
Common Questions
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Schedule a free 20 minute consultation. We will map where your neuropathy stands and tell you honestly what we think treatment can do.