Neuropathy Doctors and Physical Therapists in Bergen County, New Jersey

So what are the answers— real answers—to become a more informed neuropathy treatment consumer? Become your own neuropathy treatment advocate! You don’t have to go far to find numerous ads and sales pages for some new magic health cure formula. Weight loss is perhaps is the best example. Approach any serious underlying condition with curiosity, [...]

One of the things that concerns me while treating many neuropathy patients is when clinicians and patients focus exclusively on trying to find the “one” cause of their pain, burning, tingling numbness or other neuropathy symptoms. Perhaps the most frustrating, but real issue surrounding patients who suffer from peripheral neuropathy and many types of chronic [...]

Regardless of what caused your neuropathy, the bottom line is that good treatment has several things in common. Unfortunately, you’re not alone. Remember, we are here to help you. This has become a huge problem in our society. It is estimated that over 100 million Americans suffer from some form of chronic pain. And of [...]

The bottom line is, eating more frequently will stimulate your metabolism—or, how efficiently you burn versus store fat, keep your blood sugar more even, and actually help keep you warmer. On the surface, a statement like that might seem wrong. After all, isn’t eating at the root of weight gain, obesity, and its complications? To [...]

Why is this so important for good neuropathy treatment? For several reasons—but most importantly, to increase blood flow to tissue which is only accomplished by regular movement. If you’re reading this, there’s no doubt you already understand how difficult it can be to exercise with chronic pain, especially neuropathy. Doing all these things together can [...]

Typically, inactivity will make your neuropathy worse. So, for patients who already suffer from peripheral neuropathy, this is even more critical. So what’s the solution? Much has been written about the effects of exercise and health in general. But what you may not know is there are good studies showing improvements in many health parameters [...]

The fact of the matter is, recent studies have indicated that properly-applied laser therapy can measurably improve nerve function in some cases of peripheral neuropathy. Much has been written about the use of lasers in medicine. You probably know that lasers are everywhere, from supermarket checkouts, to barcode readers, to common devices we employ in [...]

With the addition of light therapy, we are now able to expand our reach and help more peripheral neuropathy patients than ever before. LED, or light emitting diodes, as we discussed last time, have been around for quite some time. In fact, some of their original applications date back to the space program of the [...]

One of the things that is perhaps universal amongst patients who suffer from chronic pain and neuropathy is the manifestation of both anxiety and depression. Unfortunately, neither of these receive the attention they often deserve. What you may not know is that part of the development of anxiety and depression is the result of nervous [...]

There is good potential for improvement, and even recovery, in common neuropathy forms in many patients. You need to make sure you are doing your part, but also that your treating clinician is doing everything they can for you as well! If you are reading this, you already know something about peripheral neuropathy. You probably [...]