More than 20 million people in the United States suffer from nerve damage. It’s often due to peripheral neuropathy, which involves any area outside of your brain or spinal cord.
Experienced pain management physicians Kevin Elaahi, MD, and Benjamin Kim, MD, offer a full scope of non-surgical treatments for neuropathy and other painful conditions at Interventional Pain Consultants in Parsippany, Montclair, and Landing, New Jersey.
Neuropathy refers to nerve damage, often in your extremities (arms and hands or legs and feet). When damage affects nerves outside of your brain and spinal cord, it can cause:
Our dedicated team diagnoses your issue to put you on a more problem-free path.
Our team determines the root of your neuropathy symptoms. Five of the most frequent reasons for this condition are:
About 30% of all neuropathy cases stem from diabetes. When blood sugar levels remain high, diabetic neuropathy may occur. While it most often affects nerves in the hands, legs and feet, it may also cause problems with your:
Since so many people with diabetes experience nerve damage, it’s important to screen for neuropathy — whether or not you experience any symptoms. Our team further encourages you to manage your blood sugar levels to reduce your risk.
There are currently more than 100 autoimmune diseases, including:
Autoimmune disease makes your immune system overreact and attack healthy tissue. In the process, it can inflict nerve damage.
A deficiency of certain vitamins, especially vitamin B12, may damage your nerves. Our team recommends reducing alcohol intake, taking supplements as needed, and consuming more nutrient-rich foods, such as poultry, fish, and dairy products, to boost your B12 levels for improved nerve health and function.
Certain viral and bacterial diseases, such as Lyme disease, hepatitis C, herpes, and HIV, can damage your nerves. Even COVID-19 infections have been linked to neuropathy. In some cases, once the underlying disease is eradicated, the neuropathy also ceases. In other cases, however, it may persist.
While relatively rare, various drugs may induce peripheral neuropathy. These include:
Toxins, such as lead, arsenic, and mercury, can cause nerve damage, too. Should you experience any symptoms, such as pain or tingling, consult our team. Simply changing your medication or pinpointing the source of your toxicity may resolve the problem.
Whether your nerve damage is due to disease, genetics, vitamin deficiency, injury, medication use, or exposure to toxins, our team can help improve your neuropathy via:
Encompassing dozens of motor and sensory nerves outside your spinal cord and brain, your peripheral nerves assist sensation, movement, and other functions. We place a small electrical device near damaged peripheral nerves to reduce your discomfort via electrical pulses.
Your neural membrane separates the inside from the outside of your nerve cells. We prescribe certain medications to reduce over active electrical signals and lessen your nerve pain.
By implanting a spinal cord stimulator beneath your skin, we transmit electrical pulses to relieve pain. We may also refer you to one of our trusted physical therapists to help you reduce pain and increase mobility.
Identifying nerve damage before it becomes chronic makes it easier to treat your symptoms and improve nerve function over the long run. Our team also recommends you eat healthy, nutrient-dense foods, exercise regularly, and manage high blood pressure, as needed, to keep your nerves healthy and lower your risk of damage.
Are you ready to calm your neuropathy symptoms? We’re here to help. Call or click online to schedule a visit at your nearest Interventional Pain Consultants office in Parsippany, Montclair, or Landing, New Jersey, today.
