Do Your Hands and Feet Get Numb?

I was reading about a woman whose hands and feet kept getting numb or “falling asleep”, she said that it seemed to be happening more and more often. She had been to a physician and had been examined, but nothing was discovered.

It was interesting to me how many “lay” or non professionals began giving her a diagnosis or suggestions on treatment. They suggested everything from vitamin B12 deficiency to inflammation, with suggestions from acupuncture to to pain medicine to muscle relaxers.

Hopefully she didn’t try self diagnosis and home remedies, but looked for a healthcare professional who could diagnose her correctly.

Peripheral Neuropathy

Not having the opportunity to examine her, I can’t offer an educated opinion, but what I can say is that  Peripheral Neuropathy is one of the  most common reasons that people feel numbness in their feet and hands, and is caused by damage to the nerves.

You may feel other symptoms in conjunction with the numbness such as:

• A burning sensation
• Pain
• Sensitivity
• Tingling
• Muscle weakness
• Loss of balance

The damage could be the result of:

• Diabetes
• Surgery
• Toxins
• Tumors
• Alcoholism
• Physical injuries (auto accidents, falls or sports related)
• Autoimmune problems
• Dietary deficiencies

If you’re suffering from any of these symptoms, you know how negatively it can affect your life, even to the point that the quality of your life is impacted.

Most healthcare professionals can’t offer any hope for true pain relief, and there is currently no cure for Peripheral Neuropathy. But there is a treatment that focuses on rehabilitating the nerves, which helps relieve the pain and discomfort you may be experiencing.

At the Bellevue Pain Institute, our patients are being successfully treated with Low Level Laser Therapy. They are not only getting relief from their pain but they are also reclaiming their lives, lives that have been drastically changed by Peripheral Neuropathy.

Don’t get your diagnosis and home remedies from well intentioned, but non-professionals.

Give us a call for your first evaluation and treatment.