NEUROPATHY AND FALLING SKIN

And yet for some people, nerve regeneration is not possible because they have let their condition go too long or the damage has been too great. Mal blood sugar levels and the absence of infection are the basics. It is not a fast process, 1 mm/day and can take up to 3-4 months depending upon the extent of the damage and if certain conditions are met 4: nutrition (vitamins and avoidance of certain foods), nor Many people do not know that peripheral nerves connecting our legs and arms to the spinal cord and brain have the capacity to regenerate.

For some, this diagnosis and ongoing feeling may seem hopeless and scary. Decreased sensation, numbness, burning, and shooting pain can also be present in one or both legs or even in certain areas of one foot or lower leg. “I can’t feel my feet or below my knees” is, unfortunately, a common complaint and symptom reported by many who are given the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy.

NEUROPATHY AND FALLING SKIN

Radiation/chemotherapy, poor blood supply and long-standing high blood sugar levels (diabetes), vitamin deficiency, history of trauma or a chronic condition of cellulitis, a deep infection of the skin that when healed, changes the texture of the skin, all alter the pathway of sensing touch and the feeling of our skin. But how can the skin on your lower leg impact balance? And what if you have been told that you have “peripheral neuropathy” …a symptom and a disease process where sensory nerves (peripheral nervous system) transmit information from the skin and muscles in your legs and arms, to the spinal cord and brain (central nervous system), have been damaged. It is commonly known that loss of joint range of motion in the foot, ankle, hip and spine can impact one’s balance 1-3, especially when trying to walk across an uneven parking lot, the backyard, down a gravel driveway or climbing up the stairs.

Neuropathy and falling