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health & beauty | pain relief<br />
By dr. john conde<br />
Evidence-Based Therapy with<br />
High Success Rates for Neuropathy<br />
Painful burning, tingling, and numbness are<br />
words typically used to describe the sensation<br />
experienced by individual suffering with neuropathy.<br />
Neuropathy is a broad, generalized term that denotes damage<br />
or disruption to nerves that carry vital information either<br />
for movement, sensation, or vasculature and organ regulation.<br />
Neuropathy can be classified by its distribution and is broken<br />
down into two major categories; polyneuropathy and mono or focal<br />
neuropathy. Polyneuropathy simply means that multiple areas<br />
are affected simultaneously and mono or focal neuropathy refers to<br />
one region being affected. The most common type of neuropathy is<br />
peripheral neuropathy which is a type of polyneuropathy. Peripheral<br />
neuropathy is characterized by burning, tingling, numbness,<br />
sharp pain, loss of feeling, extreme sensitivity to touch, and lack of<br />
coordination.<br />
There are several causes of peripheral neuropathy. Some of<br />
these include genetic contributions, diabetes, vitamin B12 deficiency,<br />
post-herpetic neuralgia (shingles), infection, alcoholic neuropathy,<br />
drugs, injury to nerves, toxins, uremia (kidney failure),<br />
post-chemotherapy treatment, and idiopathic (spontaneous occurrence).<br />
A thorough examination and medical history is necessary<br />
for accurate diagnosis. Quite often blood work, imaging, and nerve<br />
conduction studies are ordered to determine the precise etiology.<br />
A breakthrough study in the journal of gynecologic oncology has<br />
demonstrated a 90% success rate in the treatment of chemotherapy-<br />
induced peripheral neuropathy with the use of photobiomodulation/class<br />
IV laser therapy. They also found significant improvement<br />
of functional recovery after nerve crush injuries and toxin<br />
exposure with class IV laser therapy.<br />
Class IV laser therapy improves neuropathy by preventing neural<br />
apoptosis and enhancing neurite outgrowth. Basically, this means<br />
that it helps prevent nerve cell death and it promotes the production<br />
of more nerve synapses. It also draws water, oxygen, and nutrients<br />
to the damaged area. During class IV laser therapy the infrared<br />
laser light interacts with tissues at the cellular level and metabolic<br />
activity increases within the cell, improving the transport of nutrients<br />
across the cell membrane. This initiates the production of cellular<br />
energy that leads to a cascade of beneficial effects, increasing<br />
cellular function and health.<br />
The most compelling part is that researchers did not note any<br />
complications with this treatment. This is groundbreaking, evidenced-based<br />
medicine that can be applied immediately to help<br />
this ailing population feel and function better.<br />
46 | may <strong>2022</strong> | www.<strong>Atlantic</strong><strong>Ave</strong><strong>Magazine</strong>.com<br />
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Delray Beach, FL 33444<br />
561-330-6096<br />
www.thecondecenter.com<br />
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