Neuropathy symptoms can be distressing for those living with it. From sore feet to tingling hands, neuropathy makes daily activities challenging for many individuals.
Recent research indicates that vibration therapy could actually aid in healing nerve damage rather than just mask its symptoms. Vibration stimulates growth factors and blood flow to deliver essential oxygen and nutrients to aid recovery.
1. Exercise
Neuropathy can make it challenging to exercise regularly. Feeling the sensations tingle or prick in your feet or legs doesn’t exactly encourage movement, yet finding motivation to keep up the routine exercise has many positive health impacts. Regular activity has several other important advantages too!
Research has demonstrated the benefits of regular walking on both peripheral neuropathy pain relief and blood circulation. Furthermore, walking has also shown to strengthen muscles while managing blood sugar levels more effectively than other exercises such as swimming, biking or Tai chi. For optimal results, moderate physical activity should be engaged in each week and an intensity guide should be used to assess how intensely to workout.
Exercise can help patients with neuropathy to increase balance and decrease the risk of falls by strengthening coordination, balance, and improving sense of touch (somatosensory function), both of which are common issues associated with neuropathy. Exercise also has been shown to enhance sense of touch (somatosensory), which further decreases balance issues.
Exercise offers numerous other advantages for stress reduction. Regular physical activity can help improve mood and overall sense of wellbeing – something especially crucial for those living with neuropathy who often struggle with feelings of depression or anxiety.
As neuropathy patients should aim to exercise regularly, it’s wise to consult their physician prior to beginning a new fitness plan. This will ensure you don’t overexert yourself and worsen symptoms. Furthermore, focus on low-impact exercises like walking as opposed to high impact workouts like aerobics. When engaging in any form of physical activity it is always a good idea to wear appropriate shoes with good arch support in order to prevent strain on muscles and joints in legs and feet from exercising properly.
2. Massage
Myeloma patients often suffer from neuropathy, caused by damage to nerves caused by either their condition itself or treatment, or both. There are several effective treatments available to reduce neuropathy symptoms and enhance quality of life; one such therapy is massage therapy – particularly effective when done regularly to provide your body with ongoing stimulation needed to effectively manage neuropathic pain.
One clinical study demonstrated that both diabetic patients and non-diabetics who regularly received foot massages experienced significant decreases in neuropathic pain levels, as well as improvements to sleep quality. Researchers determined this is likely because foot massage stimulates nerve endings to improve foot sensitivity while decreasing pain when walking, standing or moving around.
Another key benefit of massage is helping you to unwind, alleviating tension that could otherwise further nerve damage. Massage also increases circulation to bring healing nutrients directly to your nerves reducing neuropathy pain significantly and its endorphin release acts as natural painkillers, further diminishing it.
Peripheral neuropathy patients would likely benefit most from receiving deep tissue or neuromuscular massage, although more general “Swedish” massages can also offer many advantages. Deep tissue massage can focus on areas that tend to experience the most discomfort while being tailored specifically to each person’s individual needs.
Treating neuropathy symptoms may be useful, but they shouldn’t replace your current myeloma treatment regimens. Working closely with healthcare team, you can devise a tailored plan to both manage its causes and its symptoms to provide lasting relief in everyday life. From ReBuilder electrical signal therapy and laser treatments for cellular level healing to vibration therapy to increase circulation enhancement and targeted nutrition supplementation; innovative and supportive treatments exist now that can improve quality of life and overall quality of care.
3. Eat Right
An essential element of managing neuropathy is eating healthily, providing your body with essential vitamins and nutrients it needs for proper functioning, as well as helping prevent symptoms such as pain, tingling and numbness from emerging. By prioritizing nutrient-rich foods while limiting alcohol and sugar intake you can help minimize neuropathy symptoms while improving quality of life.
Eating well is especially essential if you have a medical condition that increases your risk of neuropathy, such as diabetes or chemotherapy drugs. Good nutrition can be used to avoid nerve damage and limit peripheral neuropathy symptoms – but this doesn’t provide a complete cure – you must still manage any underlying medical conditions as prescribed by doctors as well as take any prescribed medications recommended by them.
Foods rich in lean proteins and leafy vegetables may help relieve peripheral neuropathy symptoms, including eggs, poultry and fish, broccoli, spinach and kale are rich sources of vitamin B12 that is vital to keeping blood cells and nerves functioning normally as well as magnesium which works to calm nerves.
Omega-3 fatty acids are another excellent way to alleviate neuropathy-inducing nutrients. You can find omega-3s in fish like salmon and mackerel, as well as plant sources like walnuts and flaxseeds. Furthermore, vitamin D deficiency has been linked with neuropathies; to avoid deficiency symptoms in yourself or someone close, aim for diet sources of this vitamin such as fortified dairy products, fatty fish and egg yolks or increased sunlight exposure as possible.
Nutritional supplements that may aid neuropathy symptoms include thiamine (vitamin B1), alpha-lipoic acid, omega-3s and magnesium. When taken under medical supervision they can boost cellular energy, reduce inflammation and help restore nerve function.
Adopting healthy nerve habits will not only reduce neuropathic symptoms, but may also lower your risk of the disorder in the first place. Together with treatments like vibration therapy or non-prescription pain medication, taking these steps will lead to improved quality of life for you and lead to happier living situations.
4. Get a Better Night’s Rest
Individuals living with neuropathy often report experiencing excruciatingly painful sensations. Their symptoms range from tingling or numbness in specific body parts to stabbing, stabbing, burning or shooting pains; itching; squeezing sensations under feet; electrical sensations and even pressure and sensitivity when touching certain objects or parts of their bodies may all manifest themselves at different times.
Peripheral neuropathies are symptoms of an underlying medical condition, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, kidney or liver diseases or autoimmune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis or MS. Other possible triggers may include vitamin deficiencies, alcohol abuse, nutritional deficits or exposure to toxic materials; peripheral neuropathies may even occur as side effects from certain medications prescribed to treat cancer, HIV/AIDS, heart or blood pressure problems or infections.
Diabetic neuropathy is the most prevalent form of peripheral nerve damage. It develops when high blood sugar levels damage nerve fibers in your legs and feet. Initial symptoms often appear at your feet but as time progresses symptoms may move upward into your torso as the disease advances.
While neuropathy cannot usually be treated, there are steps you can take to minimize its discomfort and help your nerves to recover. Your doctor will start by identifying its source and treating its root condition before suggesting treatments to manage your symptoms.
Treatment for peripheral neuropathy may involve medication, physical therapy, massage or other therapies. You can also take steps to enhance your quality of life by reducing stress levels, eating healthily and exercising regularly – along with helping prevent it by managing blood sugar levels, getting enough rest and not smoking.
If you suffer from chronic neuropathic pain, consider participating in a clinical trial to learn more about your condition and potential treatments. Participation is vital for medical research to advance, so researchers need volunteers of all ages and sexes so that their results apply to as many people as possible.
