Ever heard of carpal tunnel syndrome? Repetitive motion disorder? Nerve compression syndrome? How about a “trapped nerve”? Chances are, you’ve probably heard of at least one of these conditions. These medical conditions are entrapment neuropathies. Entrapment neuropathies or compression neuropathies are a type of peripheral neuropathy caused by direct pressure on one nerve. The [...]
Autonomic Neuropathy – Silent and Serious
Do any of these symptoms sound familiar? ∙ Dizziness and fainting when you stand up ∙ Difficulty digesting food and feeling really full when you’ve barely eaten anything ∙ Abnormal perspiration – either sweating excessively or barely at all ∙ Intolerance for exercise – no, not that you just hate it but your heart [...]
Neuropathy and Nutrition
If you suffer from peripheral neuropathy brought on by any of these medical issues: · Diabetes · Post-chemotherapy · Shingles · Guillian Barre Syndrome · Lyme Disease Or any one of a multitude of other health problems and your over-the-counter or even prescribed medication isn’t helping, you may be overlooking a very important link in [...]
NeuropathyDr Clinics Advise Exercise With Caution – Part 3
If you have any of these conditions: · Diabetic neuropathy · Peripheral neuropathy · Diabetes · Post-chemotherapy neuropathy · Autonomic neuropathy You’ll want to keep this information handy when you’re starting an exercise program and adhere to these guidelines to make sure you don’t do more harm than good for your health: Study This Checklist [...]
NeuropathyDR Clinics Advise Exercise With Caution – Part 2
In our last few posts we’ve talked at length about the virtues of regular exercise for helping with the symptoms of · Diabetic neuropathy · Peripheral neuropathy · Diabetes · Post-chemotherapy neuropathy · Autonomic neuropathy But what we haven’t addressed is that, depending upon what part of your you’re your neuropathy affects, you may need [...]
NeuropathyDR™ Clinics Advise Exercising With Caution – Part 1
In our last few posts we’ve talked at length about the virtues of regular exercise for helping with the symptoms of · Diabetic neuropathy · Peripheral neuropathy · Diabetes · Post-chemotherapy neuropathy · Autonomic neuropathy But what we haven’t addressed is that, depending upon what part of your you’re your neuropathy affects, you may need [...]
Handling the Holiday Stress-a-Thon – Part 6
For our final installment on doing what you can to reduce the harmful effects of holiday stress on your body, here is an easy stress management tool. When you come in from shopping, put away your packages, lie down for a few minutes and stretch the kinks out. Stretching You can stretch while lying [...]
Handling the Holiday Stress-a-Thon – Part 5
In our last post, we talked about the importance of learning to relax. Here are a couple of things you can do to help you relax your body and improve your mindset. Neither of them takes much time. You can easily fit them into your schedule and you’ll quickly reap the [...]
Handling the Holiday Stress-a-Thon – Part 4
Of all the tips we’ve shared so far to help you make it through the holidays without a total meltdown, this may be the most important… 1. Relax… One of the most useful things you will ever learn (diabetic or not) is to relax. For many, the ability to relax is not natural but it [...]
Handling the Holiday Stress-a-Thon – Part 3
This time of year, pay particular attention to how you handle stress. Think about: How Do You Cope? Everyone has a coping style. Some people are the take charge type and takes steps immediately to solve their problems. Other people just accept the problem, recognize that they can’t fix it, acknowledge that it’s probably not [...]
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