Peripheral neuropathy: The Silent Battle with Interventional Pain Management continues

Unlike common misconception, neuropathy is not a single set of complication but it is a more complex medical condition that was believed earlier. Just like its symptoms, the medical terminology directs its effort in treating it as an ‘idiopathic disease’. Often diagnosed late, the condition largely affects the peripheral nervous system. Peripheral neuropathy is a disordered condition that leaves lacunae in the peripheral nervous system giving rise to a pulsating back pain and neck pain and not headaches. Neuropathy does not affect any part of the brain and hence the risk involved is much less. Spinal cords and vertebrae are major centres of pain in this condition.

Conditions that cause poly-neuropathy are likely to be physical trauma on playground or an accidental injury. Food infection and fungal infection can also lead to the conditions. Some drugs and toxin agents have also been involved in serious bouts of neuropathy. Metabolic disorders like diabetes and cirrhosis of liver can also lead to common bouts of peripheral neuropathy. 

 

When to seek a medical advice

Neuropathy treatment has to be treated by a certified neurologist who may extend a comprehensive drug and IPM module treatment to cure the condition once the symptoms and causes are established. As a standard procedure, it is essential to underline the fact that the patient may suffer from muscle pain, numbness and handicapped reflexes in basic motor action. It may involve complete withdrawal from alcohol and other prescriptive drug as it may interfere with the overall process.

Immediate consultation with a neurologist can help in controlling the condition as there have been reported cases where the peripheral neuropathy have aggravated into autonomic nervous disorders and caused bowel and bladder crisis. It may also lead to momentary loss of consciousness, persistent dizziness and difficulty in foot coordination.

Why it remains a silent treatment: An Overview

Neuropathy treatment largely focuses on the region of centralized pain. This includes the automatic nerve centres which handle the involuntary nervous coordination in the body. Motor nerves and sensory nerves also figure in the cumulative treatment under Interventional Pain Management procedure (IPM). Since neuropathy affects more than one nerve, the treatment is rather subjective as far as what degree of pain can be cured trough one single procedure. Often multiple visits might be required to be treated from this condition. IPM Procedures for neuropathy treatment have brought a flood of recently developed curative formulae that have brought relief to thousands of patient suffering from this condition.

Neuropathy is felt as a burning sensation around the limbs and pelvic region.  It also involves loss of sensory feeling and muscular motion which could render the patient insensitive to extreme heat, pain, cold or even severe cut. Diabetic patients are at their greatest risk as any cut may severely lead to gangrene and if left untreated doctors may have to amputate the body part to save life. Most common cases of neuropathy may include the nervous suppression by adjoining nervous chamber or muscular inflammation.

Doctors may choose to treat the patient using botox injections and chemical neurolysis. Physicians may also direct a session of radio- frequency ablation with epidural steroidal injection to relieve pain instantly.