Neuropathy
Neuropathy is just a fancy word for pain, numbness, and tingling who’s origin is from a nerve. Neuropathy stems from an inflamed nerve, and the inflammation is what causes pain, numbness, or tingling. Neuropathy is commonly found in the arm, hand, leg, foot, and sometimes down the back or even around the chest. Neuropathy always starts at the spine, and works its way to the ends of the body such as the fingertips and toes.
When looking at a chart of the human nervous system, you can see that all nerves start from the spine, and work their way throughout the rest of the body. While the whole nerve may be inflamed and painful, the root cause usually starts where the nerve starts: the spine. A careful chiropractic examination will reveal exactly the point of interest, and a series of spinal adjustments to remove the inflammation of the nerve will reduce the neuropathy.
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For Diabetic Neuropathy, this is a symptom of diabetes, and the cause of diabetes is found in the endocrine system. A chiropractic examination will reveal the exact cause for the diabetic neuropathy as well, but the treatment plan will be much different than general neuropathy treatment would be.
