Glen Scheer's List: Peripheral neuropathy

• manage peripheral neuropathy
• Regular exercise may reduce neuropathy pain and can help control blood sugar levels
• Quit smoking
• Emphasize low-fat meats and dairy products and include lots of fruits, vegetables and whole grains in your diet.
• Massage your hands and feet, or have someone massage them for you.

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• Ask your doctor about nerve block injections, which deliver anesthetic directly to the affected nerve causing the pain. In some patients, therapeutic nerve block injections are the last medication option before surgery, according to Dr. Rashbaum.

• Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, or TENS unit (also called electrotherapy), involves placing an external device over the skin that applies low-voltage electricity via electrodes. Generally, TENS units are applied for moderate to moderately severe acute to subacute pain, and for some people they may be effective for chronic pain as well.

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