Houston Chronicle Sunday

Numbers & Pain in Your Hands or Feet?

- By Andrea Ide

Pain and Numbness in your Hands and or Feet, burning, tingling, the feeling of walking on bubble wrap or rocks, sharp electrical shock like pain and even loss of balance is what people experience with Peripheral Neuropathy.

Drugs, Surgeries & Injections will not heal damaged nerves however, there is now hope for those suffering with this life altering condition.

Neuropathy is a term that describes damaged nerves that are progressiv­ely breaking down faster than they are able to heal, primarily in the hands, arms, legs and feet due to a lack of blood supply, nutrients & oxygen reaching the nerves. It can be due to Diabetes, Poor Circulatio­n, Poor Nutrition, Chemothera­py, Agent Orange, Misaligned Spinal Bones Placing Pressure on the nerves along with over 100 other causes. “Patients experience extreme sensations, loss of feeling or even No Feeling in their Hands and/or Feet along with muscle spasms, pain, weakness, numbness, tingling and burning sensations and have a very hard time with balance” says Dr. Sean Beukelman, D.C., clinic director at Peak Potential, a Neuropathy Treatment Center. This condition can eventually lead to further nerve damage causing complete loss of legs and/or arms leading to amputation, dealth or brain injury due to falls, burns or other injuries that will not heal, along with organ failure in some cases.

Are you or someone you love suffering with loss of balance, numbness or pain from Nerve Damage in your hands and/or feet? You are not alone. More than 20 Million people in the U.S.A. are suffering with loss of balance, numbness or pain from Nerve Damage in your hands and/or dealing with some form of Neuropathy. Most commonly noticed first in the hands and feet, causing weakness, numbness and tingling pain and debilitati­ng balance problems, often frustrated with no place to turn and no hope of recovery. “By the time they come see us, they feel like they have tried everything. Their MD put them on Anti-Seizure or Epilepsy medication like Gabapentin, Neurotin, Cymbalta or Lyrica and told them they will just have to learn to live with the pain.” said Dr. Beukelman, D.C..

That is until now. With recent advancemen­ts in nerve regenerati­on technology and treatment options, clinics all over the world are seeing larger success rates and faster results for their neuropathy patients. “This new technology paired with a multifacet­ed approach has been life altering for our patients and our clinic. The developmen­t and success of the Peak Neuropathy Protocol by Dr. Beukelman, D.C. and his care team at Peak Potential of Houston Heights has been the talk of the town in recent months. “We have seen an increase in Neuropathy patients and the results that they are getting in such a short amount of time is truly amazing” said Fernanda, the Patient Coordinato­r at the clinic. There are some things people can do at home to aide in the healing process of their neuropathy however healing neuropathy is an all encompassi­ng process that will require lifestyle changes along with guidance from a medical profession­al that is experience­d, skilled and trained in treating Neuropathy.

Your Invitation for a comprehens­ive Neuropathy Consultati­on and Examinatio­n to determine the level of progressio­n your Neuropathy has reached and if you are a candidate for treatment…

Our paper has teamed up with Dr. Beukelman, D.C. once again to help readers learn about new options for getting relief from this horrible condition! All you have to do to receive a comprehens­ive Neuropathy Consultati­on

and Examinatio­n with the most advanced Pain Free Testing and a full, easy to understand report of findings with Dr. Beukelman, D.C. and his team is call 832-266-0870.

Mention this article (Code: NEUR0321) and the team will happily reduce the usual consultati­on and exam fee of $210 to just $49. But hurry, due to the number of patients the office can see, this is a limited time offer with only 30 appointmen­ts available, they will be on a first come, first serve basis at this exclusivel­y discounted rate.

My advice, don’t wait around for it to get worse, suffering…

If you or your loved one is experienci­ng pain, numbness, tingling, pins and needle sensations, cramps and burning of your feet, legs, or hands, along with the many other bodily symptoms this horrible condition plagues people with, take action because it will progress.

Find out if the Peak Neuropathy Protocol can help you regain the feeling in your hands and/or feet, stop the pain and start living your life again!

The program is said to have a 95% Success Rate, it’s effective and lasting because it actually treats the nerve at the root, full circle, allowing them to repair and heal.

“The Peak Neuropathy Protocol is a multi-faceted approach to decrease neuropathy by nurturing the nervous system from the inside out, increasing circulatio­n, blood & oxygen flow, rebuilding, strengthen­ing and balancing the body as a whole while stimulatin­g the damaged nerves. Engage and revitalize the damaged nerve areas of the body, enabling them to reactivate and function at an increasing­ly higher rate over time while increasing the patient’s quality of life dramatical­ly.”

Over the years, they have treated thousands of patients with chronic conditions of Neuropathy, Sciatica, Back & Neck problems, Whiplash Injures along with Vertigo and childhood illnesses. The office is well known and has a good reputation. The vast majority of their patients enjoy superior, lasting relief. In fact, many who have suffered have tried other treatment options with no luck and have been told that they are just stuck with their pain and discomfort yet have credited the care team at Dr. Beukelman, D.C.’s office for giving them their lives back!

Call them now at their newest location in Houston Heights for a full, thorough Consultati­on and extensive Neuropathy Examinatio­n with the doctor at $49 (saving you $161) to determine the severity of your neuropathy and learn if and how, Dr. Beukelman, D.C. and his team can help you recover, just as they have helped so many others.

CALL NOW 832-266-0870 and Mention Code: NEUR0321. Don’t delay, spaces are limited, messages will be returned and counted.

“I had neuropathy in my feet for years but it started to get much worse in the last few years - the numbness moved into my legs. I fell a few times so I had to use a cane and walker. I started the program about 6 months ago. The pain in my feet is gone. My test showos an 85% improvemen­t and I can walk on my own. I can even fall asleep and stay asleep! I didn’t think it was possible but I’m glad I didn’t give up.”

~ Arnie B. Houston, TX

WASHINGTON — Just five weeks ago, Los Angeles County was conducting more than 350,000 weekly coronaviru­s tests, including at a massive drive-thru site at Dodger Stadium, as health workers raced to contain the worst COVID-19 hotspot in the U.S.

Now, county officials say testing has nearly collapsed. More than 180 government-supported sites are operating at only a third of their capacity.

“It’s shocking how quickly we’ve gone from moving at 100 miles an hour to about 25,” said Dr. Clemens Hong, who leads the county’s testing operation.

After a year of struggling to boost testing, communitie­s across the country are seeing plummeting demand, shuttering testing sites or even trying to return supplies.

The drop in screening comes at a significan­t moment in the outbreak: Experts are cautiously optimistic that COVID-19 is receding after killing more than 500,000 people in the U.S. but concerned that emerging variants could

prolong the epidemic.

“Everyone is hopeful for rapid, widespread vaccinatio­ns, but I don’t think we’re at a point where we can drop our guard just yet,” said Hong. “We just don’t have enough people who are immune to rule out another surge.”

U.S. testing hit a peak Jan. 15, when the country was averaging more than 2 million tests per day. Since

then, the average number of daily tests has fallen more than 28 percent. The drop mirrors declines across all major virus measures since January, including new cases, hospitaliz­ations and deaths.

Officials say those encouragin­g trends, together with harsh winter weather, the end of the holiday travel season, pandemic fatigue and a growing focus

on vaccinatio­ns are sapping interest in testing.

“When you combine all those together you see this decrease,” said Dr. Richard Pescatore of the health department in Delaware, where daily testing has fallen more than 40 percent since the January peak. “People just aren’t going to go out to testing sites.”

But testing remains important for tracking and containing the outbreak.

President Joe Biden has promised to revamp the nation’s testing system by investing billions more in supplies and government coordinati­on. But with demand falling fast, the country may soon have a glut of unused supplies. The U.S. will be able to conduct nearly 1 billion monthly tests by June, according to projection­s from researcher­s at Arizona State University. That’s more than 25 times the country’s current rate of about 40 million tests reported per month.

With more than 150 million new vaccine doses due for delivery by late March, testing is likely to fall further as local government­s shift staff and resources to giving shots.

“You have to pick your battles here,” said Dr. Jeffrey Engel of the Council of State and Territoria­l Epidemiolo­gists. “Everyone would agree that if you have one public health nurse, you’re going to use that person for vaccinatio­n, not testing.”

Some experts say the country must double down on testing to avoid flare-ups from coronaviru­s variants that have taken hold in the

U.K., South Africa and other places.

“We need to use testing to continue the downward trend,” said Dr. Jonathan Quick of the Rockefelle­r Foundation, which has been advising Biden officials. “We need to have it there to catch surges from the variants.”

Government officials long assumed this growing arsenal of cheap, 15-minute tests would be used to regularly screen millions of students and teachers as in-person classes resume. But recent guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention don’t emphasize testing, describing it as an “additional layer” of protection, behind basic measures like masking and social distancing.

“Schools have asked themselves, justifiabl­y, ‘Is the juice worth the squeeze to set up a big testing effort?’ ” said Mike Magee, CEO of Chiefs for Change, a nonprofit that advises districts in more than 25 states. “Our message to the school systems we work with is: ‘Yes, you need to stand up comprehens­ive testing because you’re going to need it.’ ”

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 ?? Elizabeth Conley / Staff photograph­er ?? A nurse administer­s a COVID-19 test Jan. 30 at a temporary testing and food distributi­on site at Pep Mueller Community Center in Houston.
Elizabeth Conley / Staff photograph­er A nurse administer­s a COVID-19 test Jan. 30 at a temporary testing and food distributi­on site at Pep Mueller Community Center in Houston.

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