Peripheral Neuropathy: Massage, Stretching And Natural Remedies Can Help (Video).

Today I want to talk about a condition called Peripheral Neuropathy which is a result of nerve damage, often causes weakness, numbness and pain, usually in your hands and feet, but it may also occur in other areas of your body, I’m interested in this condition because both my parents experience the symptoms of this condition. People generally describe the pain of peripheral neuropathy as tingling or burning, while they may compare the loss of sensation to the feeling of wearing a thin stocking or glove. Both of my parents have described the pain as tingling, pins and needles, and numbness.

The pain was gettign worse on my father so I decided to do some research. At first I was really scared that it was a sign of prediabetes. I told my dad that I had this tea called Gymnema Sylvestre which I bought as a weight loss aid. I wrote a story on it…I will post the link below. Anyways, I remember reading that this herb helps with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Even though my father hasn’t been diagnosed with diabetes I thought it would be a good idea for him to drink a couple of cups a day…if anything it will help you lose weight and what’s the harm in that, right? My dad has said that this tea helps him feel a bit better and he’s being drinking it for a while now.

Learn more about Gymnema Sylvestre:  http://bit.ly/Lk4hLK

I also read that A study of over 1,200 people shows acetyl-L-carnitine relieves numbness and pain, and helps repair nerves. Your liver, kidney, and brain make all the ALC you need when you’re young and healthy. When you exercise regularly, you’re likely to have more of it. But sometimes you don’t have enough when you’re older or sick, even if you exercise a lot (instituteofnaturalhealing).

Also, one of the best things that has helped my father is massage. I’m in massage school right now so I have just finished learning how to do a basic Swedish massage. Lately, I have been giving my father weekly massages focusing mostly on his left leg and the top of his foot where it mostly hurts. His symptoms have been improving but they arn’t entirely gone. Since I want my father and my whole family to feel peachy keen I did some more research. I think it might by the entrapement of the tibial nerve. Below is a video showing some stretches to help with the tibial nerve:

Finding the Tibial Nerve:

If anyone has any advice on tibial nerve entrapement or Peripheral neuropathy I would sure love to hear it. Thanks for reading!

Sincerely,

Radical Rose

http://radicalrose.wordpress.com

Resources:

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/peripheral-neuropathy/basics/definition/con-20019948

http://institutefornaturalhealing.com/2013/10/this-amino-acid-reverses-nerve-damage/

http://www.diabeteslibrary.org/View.aspx?url=Gymnema_sylvestre