What is Diabetic Neuropathy?

Diabetic neuropathy is nerve damage that is caused by consistently high blood sugar levels.  It can affect the hands, feet, arms and legs as well as other systems in the body.

Symptoms of Diabetic Neuropathy

Nerve damage can occur at any time in individuals with diabetes.  Typical symptoms of diabetic neuropathy in the feet, arms, hands and legs include tingling, numbness, pain and burning sensations that get worse in the evening.

Chiropractic Treatment for Neuropathy for Harrisburg, Hershey, Progress, Colonial Park, Lower Paxton, and Grantville, PA

Chiropractic treatment for neuropathy at our Harrisburg chiropractor’s office involves a total body approach. This means that we strive to manage your symptoms while we heal your injuries.

Chiropractic Techniques

There are various chiropractic techniques that can be used to help reduce your pain, numbness and tingling. The most common technique is the manual adjustment followed by massage therapy, acupuncture and nutrition.  Manual adjustments can be used on the spinal joints and the extremity joints.  They are designed to help maximize the range of motion of the joint and reduce localized inflammation, which reduces pain.  Massage therapy helps reduce muscle pain and stiffness while improving the flexibility of the joints.  Acupuncture reduces overall body pain, especially back pain.  Eating properly can help improve the nutritional value of your diet and help you maintain proper blood sugar levels.

Spinal Adjustments

When your vertebrae are out of alignment, they can cause inflammation in your back and impede the function of your central nervous system.  By correcting these misalignments, we are helping your brain better communicate with your body and reducing your neuropathy symptoms.

Thor Laser Therapy

If you have back and leg injuries, like sprains and strains, they can exasperate your neuropathy symptoms.  The low-level laser light used during a laser therapy session helps stimulate cellular regeneration, which helps heal soft tissue injuries.

Contact our Harrisburg Chiropractor for More Information

To schedule an appointment for your nerve pain, call us at (717) 441-0773.  We serve the entirety of Harrisburg and the surrounding communities, including Colonial Park, Hershey, Progress and Lower Paxton, PA.

How has treatment with our chiropractor helped manage your diabetic neuropathy?