Patients come to your pharmacy or clinic for help managing the discomfort and pain of peripheral neuropathy. And they often bring a host of questions about the condition. Chief among these remains: Is neuropathy curable? These patients may experience numbness, weakness, or tingling sensations. These symptoms may leave patients feeling desperate for answers. Or, at the very least, in need of a plan to better manage their symptoms.
Currently, there is no cure. But symptomatic relief and pain management are both attainable. The extent that management and relief can occur depends on many factors. These factors influence management and treatment options. They include everything from the willingness of the patient to comply with therapeutic recommendations to the cause and location of the neuropathy. Here’s what your patients need to know about peripheral nerve disorder and therapeutic interventions.
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Did you know that peripheral nerve disorder affects more than 30 million Americans? Or that it can impact a patient’s body in many ways? That’s because the peripheral nerves include everything from sensory to motor and autonomic nerves. These nerves connect the skin, internal organs, and muscles to the spinal cord. And the pain and discomfort associated with them may get exacerbated by factors such as injury, disease, vitamin deficiencies, and inflammation.
Here’s what your patients need to know about this American epidemic, who it impacts, and what to do about it. |