Peripheral neuropathy happens when the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord are damaged or stop working properly. For many people it comes on gradually, in the feet and legs first and later the hands and arms. Dr. Kalay works with patients who have neuropathy-related symptoms and builds a plan around each person’s needs.
Sounds familiar?
Your peripheral nerves carry messages between your brain and the rest of your body. When they’re damaged, those messages arrive interrupted, weakened or distorted, and that is what you feel.
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The nerves that run out from the spinal cord let you feel sensations, move your muscles and keep the body working normally. Healthy nerves send clear signals both ways.
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Damaged nerves can’t communicate as well. The result is abnormal sensations, like tingling, burning or numbness, along with weakness and less control.
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The feet have some of the longest nerves in the body, so symptoms often start there. Neuropathy usually builds gradually and can spread to the hands and arms over time.
Neuropathy symptoms vary from person to person. Day one is a consultation and exam. On day two, Dr. Kalay goes over what he found and care begins. If you’ve heard about laser, here’s what the research says about laser for neuropathy.
A personalized plan
Dr. Kalay works with patients who have neuropathy-related symptoms and builds each treatment plan around the person. The goal is to help improve nerve function, ease discomfort and support a better quality of life, so you can stay active in the things that matter most to you.
How it worksWhere every plan starts
A consultation and exam to find the cause, then a plan you understand before care begins. Your first consultation is complimentary.
Reviewed by
Dr. Gurj Kalay, DC
Doctor of Chiropractic, Palmer College of Chiropractic West (2014)
General information, not medical advice. Your own exam decides your care.
Your nervous system has two parts: the brain and spinal cord, and the peripheral nerves that run out from them through the rest of the body. Peripheral neuropathy is when those outer nerves are damaged or stop working properly, so the signals between your brain and body get interrupted, weakened or distorted.
It varies, but common symptoms are tingling or prickling in the feet or hands, burning pain that is often worse at night, numbness, sharp or electric-like pain, weakness, trouble with balance or walking, and extra sensitivity to touch or temperature. Many people say it feels like wearing thick socks or gloves when nothing is there.
The feet have some of the longest nerves in the body, so symptoms often show up there first. Neuropathy usually comes on gradually, affecting the feet and legs before it reaches the hands and arms.
If you have numbness, tingling, burning or weakness that keeps coming back or that you can’t explain, have it evaluated as early as you can. Nerve problems can affect your comfort, your mobility and your quality of life, and early care may help improve function and reduce discomfort.
Neuropathy care starts over two visits. The first is a consultation and exam. At the second, Dr. Kalay goes over his findings with you, explains the plan, and treatment begins. Your first consultation is complimentary.
Care for tingling, burning and numbness on Century Park Drive, with a plan built around your symptoms. The clinic serves Yuba City, Marysville, Live Oak, Gridley, Plumas Lake, Olivehurst, Wheatland and Colusa.
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