Articles Showing articles written by: Patricia Delzell, M.D., Advanced Musculoskeletal Medicine Consultants, Inc.
Does laser therapy really work?
Individuals with a chronic condition are often desperate for relief. And marketers know that desperate people are sometimes easy targets for their unsubstantiated claims. As a result, store shelves and the internet are packed with products claiming to treat virtually every human condition, yet with no scientific studies to back them up...
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Lighting up hope for neuropathy
If you’ve been diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy, you are not alone. More than half of people with type 2 diabetes will develop neuropathy in their lifetime. And while walking on hot coals may be a fun challenge on a tropical vacation, the constant burning pain in your feet associated with neuropathy is not fun. In fact, it can be...
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Avoid pain flares this winter
A touch of fall is in the air and that means cooler days are not far away. Unfortunately, colder temperatures and the isolation of winter can lead to pain flares, usually of old joint or muscle injuries. This is why it is so important to keep moving even if your body doesn’t want to move. Here are a few specific actions to help you avoid...
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PN treatment without drugs
Twenty million Americans are estimated to have peripheral neuropathy (PN), which occurs in one-third to one-half of people with diabetes. Potential symptoms of PN include: • Persistent burning pain in the feet (especially at night)• Feeling like you are “walking on hot coals”• Losing your sense of balance• Persistent numbness in a...
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Hope for peripheral neuropathy
Those who have been diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy have been waiting a long time for some good news. After years of being told your nerves are “dead” and there is no hope, that hope is finally here. Advanced Musculoskeletal Medicine Consultants is now offering a leading-edge new therapy for use with any kind of neuropathy, whether...
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