fascia, chronic pain, and entrapment neuropathies
“Entrapment mononeuropathies represent a common reason for visiting primary care and outpatient neurology practices. Accurate diagnosis is paramount because these presentations can be very similar to radiculopathy or systemic neuropathy. Numerous experimental and clinical studies have demonstrated that nerve mechanosensitivity can be heightened in the absence of nerve injury and therefore of neuropathic pain. All […]
the latest on diabetes & peripheral neuropathy
GOT DIABETES? THE LATEST ON PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY (TREATING PN WITH LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY) “Peripheral neuropathy refers to the conditions that result when nerves that carry messages to and from the brain and spinal cord from and to the rest of the body are damaged or diseased… Damage to these nerves interrupts communication between the […]
fibromyalgia & neuropathy: is there a connection?
WHAT IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN FIBROMYALGIA AND NEUROPATHY? BruceBlaus What is the chief reason that LOW CARB DIETS work (my preference is PALEO because it does such a good job of dealing with INFLAMMATION, GLUTEN, AUTOIMMUNITY, and LEAKY GUT SYNDROME)? I have been telling people for a very long time that if you truly want […]
neuropathy and the link to both blood sugar and gluten
WHAT IS NEUROPATHYAND HOW IS IT RELATED TO BLOOD SUGAR AND GLUTEN? Image by Milorad Dimic MD Image by Stan Shebs Because nerves are damaged by the “mildly” elevated blood sugar levels that most doctors ignore [see my first link below], almost one half of people with Type 2 diabetes already have detectable neuropathy by […]
lyrica fails
MORE ON (MORON) LYRICAFIBROMYALGIA’S ‘DRUG OF CHOICE’ Because of my blog, many of you are familiar with the massive fines levied on Pfizer over the past several years — two separate incidents, a handful of drugs, payoffs, faked data, and an FDA fine of nearly two and a half billion dollars. It’s the kind of […]