The Denver Post

Pain & Numbness in the Hands or Feet

- By Andrea Ide

Pain and Numbness in your hands or feet, a feeling of burning, extreme cold, tingling, electrical shock like pain, even the feeling of walking on bubble wrap or like there is a sock balled up under your foot... these are all symptoms experience­d by those suffering with Peripheral

Neuropathy. Unfortunat­ely drugs and injections only mask the pain and there is no surgery, other than amputation, that will heal/ stop neuropathy from progressin­g. Neuropathy is a term used to describe damaged nerves, primarily in the hands and/ or feet, that are progressiv­ely breaking down due to a lack of blood supply, nutrients and oxygen reaching the nerves along with a lack of communicat­ion from the brain. Since the nerves are what the brain uses to communicat­e with the area and they are breaking down, the brains ability to communicat­e with the area lessens over time, allowing for the progressio­n of more breakdown and worse symptoms. It can be caused by 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, even No Feelings in their Hands and/ or Feet along with muscles spasms, pain, weakness, numbness, tingling and burning and may have a very hard time with balance” says Dr. Mike Hettersche­idt, clinic director at Bright Light Chiropract­ic & Neuropathy Treatment Center.

This condition can eventually lead to further nerve damage, causing Complete loss of legs or arms leading to amputation, death 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 that just won’t heal?

You are not alone. More than 20 Million people in the U. S. are dealing with some form of Neuropathy. Most commonly noticed first in the hands or feet, causing weakness, numbness, tingling pain and debilitati­ng balance problems, often frustrated with no place to turn and no hope of recovery. “By the time they come to see us, they feel like they have tried everything. Their MD put them on Anti- Seizure or Epilepsy meds like Gabapentin, Neurotin, Cymbalta or Lyrica and told them they will just have to live with the pain.” said Dr. Hettersche­idt.

That is until now...

With recent advancemen­ts in nerve regenerati­on technology and treatment options, clinics all over are seeing larger success rates and faster results with their neuropathy patients. with the most advanced Pain Free Testing and a full, easy to understand report of findings with Dr. Hettersche­idt is Call Mention ( Code: they have agreed to reduce the usual consultati­on & exam

“Our Neuropathy Protocol is a multifacet­ed approach to heal neuropathy by nurturing the nervous system, increasing circulatio­n, blood & oxygen, working to rebuild, strengthen & balance the body, all while stimulatin­g the damaged nerves. Revitalizi­ng and healing

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